Two British men captured by Russian forces and accused of being mercenaries have appeared in court on charges that carry a possible death penalty
Mr Aslin's family said on Tuesday that it was a"very sensitive and emotional time" and that they were working with the Ukrainian government and UK Foreign Office to try to free the 28-year-old.
"Aiden is a much-loved man and very much missed, and we hope that he will be released very soon," they said in a statement. The former care home worker joined Ukraine's armed forces as a marine in 2018 and has applied for citizenship, and has a Ukrainian fiancee.captured while defending Mariupol, his adopted cityHis family stressed at the time that he was"not a volunteer nor a mercenary, but officially serving with the Ukrainian army".that he was on his fourth tour of duty in Ukraine after serving in the British Army for nine years.
Russia's current focus in the war is to capture the eastern Donbas region, made up of Luhansk and Donetsk. Separatists unilaterally set up two breakaway republics there in 2014, but they aren't recognised by Ukraine.
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