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Russian envoy: UK has made little effort to free men sentenced to death in eastern Ukraine

Russia's ambassador to Britain said he was surprised London has not made more of an effort to secure the release of two British citizens sentenced to death for fighting in eastern Ukraine.

Reuters

Nottinghamshire's Aiden Aslin appeals against death sentence

"A cassation appeal against the sentence was lodged"

Nottingham Post

Briton captured in Ukraine by Russians appeals against death sentence

Aiden Aslin, a marine in Ukrainian army, sentenced with UK citizen Shaun Pinner by proxy court in Donetsk

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Aiden Aslin: Captured Briton facing death after fighting for Ukraine ‘submits appeal’

Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner were sentenced to death by a Russian proxy court

Evening Standard

Aiden Aslin: Captured Brit in Ukraine appeals against death sentence

Nottinghamshire local had been fighting for Ukraine’s army

The Independent UK

Briton appeals against death sentence in separatist-held east Ukraine -Interfax

British citizen Aiden Aslin, sentenced to death by a court in the Russian-backed breakaway Donetsk People's Republic in eastern Ukraine, submitted an appeal on Monday, the Russian Interfax agency reported on Monday.

Reuters

FCDO ‘condemns exploitation’ as Britons charged with being mercenaries by Russia

Officials are in ‘constant contact’ with the government of Ukraine about the case.

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Two Brits captured by Russian forces in Ukraine 'charged with being mercenaries'

A pro-Kremlin website said Mr Healy and Mr Hill would face the same mercenary charges as Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner, two British military volunteers who have been given death sentences in Donetsk

Daily Mirror

Two more Britons in Ukraine charged with being mercenaries by Russia

Both men were said to be refusing to co-operate with investigators.

The Independent UK

Two more Britons reportedly charged with ‘mercenary activities’ in Russia-backed separatist Ukraine

Aid worker and military volunteer charged in Russian-backed Donbas with being mercenaries

The Independent UK

Two more Britons charged with ‘mercenary activities’ by Russia

Two British men have been charged with “mercenary activities” by investigators in a Russian-backed separatist territory in Ukraine.

Evening Standard

Shaun Pinner: Briton condemned to death in breakaway Donetsk region appeals sentence

No appeal has yet been received from the other Briton, Aiden Aslin, held in the Russian-backed Donetsk People’s Republic

The Independent UK

Moroccan and Briton appeal death sentences in separatist-controlled east Ukraine

A Moroccan and a British fighter sentenced to death by a Russian-backed separatist court in east Ukraine for fighting for Ukrainian forces have appealed against their sentences, the Russian state news agency TASS reported on Friday.

Reuters

Ukraine 'knocked out' Russian troops from strategic Snake Island, official says

Despite Russian claims their retreat from Snake Island was an 'act of good will', Ukraine confirmed Moscow’s troops fled quickly after being picked up by high-speed boats

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Nottingham Post

European court tells Russia not to execute Nottinghamshire's Aiden Aslin

As legitimate members of the Ukrainian armed forces, they should be treated as prisoners of war under the Geneva Convention

Evening Standard

Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner: European court tells Russia to ensure two Brit soldiers escape firing squad

Despite its exclusion from the Council of Europe on March 16, the Russian Federation remains bound by the European Convention on Human Rights

The Independent UK

European court intervenes in case of British pair condemned to death by Russia

Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner were captured while fighting for the Ukrainian army.

The Independent UK

Russian-backed separatists say Morocco can speak with citizen sentenced to death alongside Britons

Brahim Saadoun was sentenced to death this month alongside British nationals Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner

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The Independent UK

G7 leaders condemn ‘sham’ trials for Britons fighting in Ukraine

Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner were sentenced to death by courts in a Russian proxy breakaway state in eastern Ukraine.

Nottingham Post

Large crowds gather in Old Market Square calling for release of Aiden Aslin

Aiden Aslin was captured while fighting in Ukraine

Reuters

Britons condemned in Donetsk holding out for intervention from UK - lawyer

The lawyer defending one of two Britons sentenced to death in a Russian-backed breakaway territory of Ukraine said on Friday that they had not yet submitted an appeal because they seemed to be holding out for intervention from London.

The Independent UK

Britons sentenced to death by pro-Russian separatists to appeal against verdict

Request for clemency will be made if legal challenge fails, says lawyer

Evening Standard

Family of captured Briton Aiden Aslin claim execution will go ahead

Liz Truss branded the court ruling as a ‘sham judgement’ earlier this month

Daily Mirror

Brits facing firing squad by sham Russian court set to appeal death sentence

Aiden Aslin, 28, and Shaun Pinner, 48, are facing execution after being convicted in a 'show trial' of alleged war crimes by a pro-Russian proxy court - both men were captured in Mariupol

Reuters

Two Britons, Moroccan facing death penalty in Donetsk preparing appeal -TASS

Two Britons and a Moroccan who were captured while fighting for Ukraine and sentenced to death by a court in the self-proclaimed breakaway Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) are preparing to appeal, the TASS news agency cited one of their lawyers as saying on Thursday.

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