Family appeal for safety of Briton Aiden Aslin 'captured in Ukraine'
Aiden Aslin, photographed here in Syria, has been fighting alongside the Ukrainian army
Russian sources claim Aiden Aslin, who is originally from Newark in Nottinghamshire, has been captured in the besieged city of Mariupol.Mr Aslin has now appeared in photos and video footage restrained in handcuffs. His grandmother Pamela Hall told the BBC: "I never expected this, I thought if the worst came to the worst that Aiden would die fighting.Mr Aslin had been defending Mariupol with his unit during heavy fighting in recent weeks.
He passed out as a marine with the Ukrainian military in 2018. His family understand his unit is the 36th Marine Brigade.The interviewer first asks in Russian whether he understands the language, to which he replies in Russian "50/50".
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