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Ukraine is showing fighting spirit, and its allies must respond

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Vladimir Putin must be brought to the point where he no longer has an interest in prolonging the war

The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2025

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kremlin dismisses new peace plan after Trump’s envoy calls talks constructive

Steve Witkoff has hailed latest talks in Florida as 'productive and constructive' without announcing any major breakthroughs

The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2025

‘I was a British PoW tortured by Russia; this is how Ukraine and the West can win this war’

WORLD OF TROUBLE: Aiden Aslin, a British volunteer who joined Ukraine’s marines, was captured and tortured by Putin’s forces in 2022 and is now back fighting the Kremlin. He tells his story to the ‘World of Trouble’ podcast with world affairs editor Sam Kiley in eastern Ukraine

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2025

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‘One goal is to destroy Ukrainian identity’: the haunting images of Russia’s prisoners of war

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014, its forces have detained and tortured thousands of fighters and civilians. Here, the photojournalist Zoya Shu recounts five years of documenting their stories

The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2024

'I feared being shot while held captive by Russians then unlikely man saved me'

British soldier Aiden Aslin spent months on 'death row' waiting to be executed after being caught by Russian forces fighting for Ukraine - but was finally saved by an unlikely figure

Daily Mirror · Jul 9, 2023

Nottinghamshire soldier Aiden Aslin opens up on being captured, tortured and stabbed

He was beaten and left to starve

Nottingham Post · Jul 8, 2023

Brit captured by Russians beaten, stabbed and left to starve over five months of torture

During more than five months as a prisoner of war, Aiden Aslin was beaten "black and blue", stabbed, threatened with execution and witnessed the killing of another prisoner

Daily Mirror · Jul 8, 2023

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Brit fighter captured in Ukraine shares horror of being electrocuted in Russia torture

Shaun Pinner was captured during the fall of Mariupol and sentenced to death by local Russian-backed forces who tortured him including shocking him with a cattle prod after they found out he was a West Ham supporter

Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2023

5 times Russia has broken international law from grim torture to lung-busting bomb

Friday marks one year since tyrant Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops cross the border into Ukraine in one of the 21st century's most destructive and vicious military invasions

Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2023

Two UK men missing in Ukraine including 28-year-old volunteer

Chris Parry, from the South West, and Andrew Bagshaw have not been seen since Friday

Wales Online · Jan 10, 2023

Parents of Brit missing in war-torn Ukraine left 'raw' after their son's disappearance

Aid worker Christopher Parry's mum Christine said she feels "very raw" after her son went missing in the town of Soledar in the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine

Daily Mirror · Jan 10, 2023

Brit marine shares survival fight in Russian jail hell after being captured in Ukraine

British born Ukrainian marine Aiden Aslin was captured in the ruined city of Mariupol and spent five months in a Russian jail cell where he faced daily beatings and stabbings

Daily Mirror · Dec 17, 2022

Brit soldier Aiden Aslin RETURNING to Ukraine 50 days after release from death sentence

Aiden Aslin was captured by Russian forces in April and was sentenced to death. However, thanks to the Saudi Crown Prince and ex-Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, he was released and returned to the UK

Daily Mirror · Nov 10, 2022

Freed British hostages tortured by Russia reunited and honoured at Ukraine Embassy

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky marked Defenders Day by thanking troops, promising victory over Russia’s President Putin, meanwhile the British PoWs were honoured at the embassy in London

Daily Mirror · Oct 22, 2022

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Nottingham Post · Oct 13, 2022

Nottingham Trent University students create clothes for homeless people

The displays had to be warm, functional and waterproof for the homeless

Liverpool Echo · Oct 2, 2022

Hostage delivers final message to daughters of dad who did not make it

Paul Urey died after being captured by Russian separatists in Ukraine

Daily Mirror · Oct 2, 2022

Captured Brit waterboarded and Tasered by sadistic Russians in months of torture

Dylan Healy has spoken of the months of torture, including beatings and waterboarding, that he suffered after being ambushed by Russian troops alongside fellow aid worker Paul Urey in Ukraine

Daily Mirror · Oct 1, 2022

Freed British hostage delivers tragic final message from aid worker to his daughters

Dylan Healy and Paul Urey were ambushed while they undertook an aid mission in war-torn Ukraine. The nation is continuing to fight against Vladimir Putin's invasion

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Nottingham Post · Sep 29, 2022

Aiden Aslin was 'made to say' Russian propaganda after capture in Mariupol

He opened up about the horrors he and others endured

Nottingham Post · Sep 27, 2022

Gran falls to death from Benidorm cliff in tragic mobility scooter accident that left grandson severely wounded

Police are now investigating to see if a mechanical fault was involved

Daily Mirror · Sep 27, 2022

Brave Brit captured by Russians shares harrowing before and after photos of ordeal

Aiden Aslin, released from captivity last week, has shared an image of himself injured and handcuffed after he was captured by pro-Russian thugs who he said treated him "worse than a dog"

Nottingham Post · Sep 27, 2022

Need for 'chewing gum task force' in Nottingham is 'unfortunate', people say

Almost £3,000 will be spent each week on crews to clear the city of chewing gum and litter

Nottingham Post · Sep 27, 2022

Former Nottingham Castle CEO secures new job at heritage site

Sara Blair-Manning acted as Chief Executive of the castle from 2019 until August last year

Nottingham Post · Sep 27, 2022

Aiden Aslin thanks Elon Musk after posting video taken moments before surrender

He got to make one last call home

Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2022

Pro-Ukraine British soldiers reveal ‘very scary’ Russian prison ordeal after safe return to UK

Liz Truss had backed Britons volunteering while she was foreign secretary but later withdrew her support

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