Ukraine: Three sentenced to death in Donetsk

Two Britons and a Moroccan who were captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine have been sentenced to death by an unrecognised court in the Russian-controlled region of Donetsk.

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(Photo: A still image, taken from footage of the Supreme Court of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic [DPR], shows Britons Aiden Aslin, Shaun Pinner and Moroccan Brahim Saadoun captured by Russian forces during a military conflict in Ukraine, in a courtroom cage at a location given as Donetsk, Ukraine, in a still image from a video released June 7, 2022. Credit: Supreme Court of Donetsk People's Republic/Handout via REUTERS)