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How a former yakuza criminal went from a jail cell in Japan to fighting the war in Ukraine

Harusan felt he had little choice in life but to follow his father's footsteps and become a Japanese gangster. It was a path that landed him in jail for years, but now, he is ready to fight Russian invaders on the front line in Ukraine.

ABC News

Aiden Aslin says he was stabbed in Russian captivity and told would die a 'beautiful death'

'It was literally a matter of surviving'

Nottingham Post

Brit captured by Russians beaten, stabbed and forced to listen to Soviet music all day

Aiden Aslin was one of five Brits recently released from captivity by Russian-backed forces and he has revealed the horrific ordeal he went through including torture and being stabbed

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Freed Briton Aiden Aslin opens up on traumatic Russian detention

Aiden Aslin was beaten, stabbed and forced to listen to Soviet songs in a small cell 24-hours a day

Evening Standard

Freed British fighter admits he did not think he would survive captivity

Aiden Aslin was beaten, stabbed and forced to listen to Soviet songs in a small cell 24-hours a day.

The Independent UK

Briton freed from captivity says Roman Abramovich welcomed them onto plane

John Harding said Mr Abramovich identified himself to Shaun Pinner.

The Independent UK

It has been harrowing time, says family of Briton freed by Russian-backed forces

Shaun Pinner’s family hailed the ‘happy resolution’ after he was released from captivity alongside four other Britons.

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Britons freed by Russian-backed forces hailed as ‘defenders of democracy’

It is understood that John Harding, Dylan Healy and Andrew Hill were set free alongside Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin.

The Independent UK

US nurse on why she travelled to Ukraine’s front line: ‘Everyone deserves peace’

Exclusive: Sonam Christopher, a 39-year-old nurse from Oregon, speaks to The Independent from an undisclosed location in Kyiv where she is providing medical aid to Ukrainians

The Independent UK

US nurse volunteering on Ukrainian frontline says it shouldn’t take gas prices for Americans to care about war

Exclusive: Sonam Christopher, a 39-year-old nurse from Oregon, speaks to The Independent from an undisclosed location in Kyiv where she is providing medical aid to Ukrainians

The Independent UK

Georgian soldier in Ukraine says he has never seen such ‘brutality and barbaric acts’ in 30 years

Mamuka Mamulashvili speaks to The Independent from the frontline of Kyiv where he is battling alongside Ukrainian troops against ‘evil empire’ Russia

The Independent UK

US veterans complain red tape is blocking them joining fight in Ukraine: ‘This is an attack on freedom worldwide’

US veterans tell Rachel Sharp that they feel it is their ‘duty as Americans’ to respond to President Zelensky’s call for foreign nationals to join Ukrainian troops in defending the nation from Russian attack. But a lack of direction from officials could be wasting precious time to save the country

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