Aiden Aslin, left, a Briton, with Sadun Brahim, a Moroccan national also charged with being a foreign mercenary, were caged in courtTwo British men captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine have appeared at court in a separatist-controlled region days after it was announced that they may face the death penalty. Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner, along with Sadun Brahim, a Moroccan national, have been charged with being foreign mercenaries by officials in the Kremlin-backed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR). They were held in a metal cage during the first day of their trial in Donetsk, the regional capital. SponsoredThe men were each asked through an interpreter whether they had been told of the charges against them, to which they said yes. Pinner was captured in Mariupol, along with Aslin, as the port city was reduced to rubble by Russian forces REUTERSPinner, 48, and Aslin, 28, were both members of regular Ukrainian army units, rather than being guns for hire.

Source: The Times June 08, 2022 00:59 UTC