Two captured British fighters appear on Russian state TV, ask to be swapped with pro-Russian politician

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Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin were captured by the Russian forces in the beseiged city of Mariupol.

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Two British fighters captured in Ukraine by Russian forces appeared on Moscow's state TV and have asked to be swapped with a pro-Russian politician who is currently being held by Ukrainian authorities, Reuters reported.

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According to reports, It was unclear how freely the two men - Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin - were able to talk.

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Both the British fighters have asked Prime Minister Boris Johnson to help bring them home in exchange for Ukraine releasing pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk.

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"We look to exchange myself and Aiden Aslin for Mr Medvedchuk. Obviously I would really appreciate your help in this matter," he said, saying he spoke a little Russian and had been treated well.

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According to British website Sky News, Pinner was caught on camera saying he was captured in Mariupol while fighting with the Ukrainian Marines. Pinner said he was fighting in the port city for the past five to six weeks.

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Aiden Aslin, another British national who belongs to Newark in Nottingham, was one of the last Ukrainian soldiers to have surrendered in Mariupol.

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He had joined the Ukraine's armed forces as a marine in 2018 and had also applied for a citizenship.

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Two captured British fighters appear on Russian state TV, ask to be swapped with pro-Russian politician

Two captured British fighters appear on Russian state TV, ask to be swapped with pro-Russian politician

Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin were captured by the Russian forces in the beseiged city of Mariupol.

Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin were captured by the Russian forces in the beseiged city of Mariupol.

Two British fighters captured in Ukraine by Russian forces appeared on Moscow's state TV and have asked to be swapped with a pro-Russian politician who is currently being held by Ukrainian authorities, Reuters reported.

Two British fighters captured in Ukraine by Russian forces appeared on Moscow's state TV and have asked to be swapped with a pro-Russian politician who is currently being held by Ukrainian authorities, Reuters reported.

According to reports, It was unclear how freely the two men - Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin - were able to talk.

According to reports, It was unclear how freely the two men - Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin - were able to talk.

Both the British fighters have asked Prime Minister Boris Johnson to help bring them home in exchange for Ukraine releasing pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk.

Both the British fighters have asked Prime Minister Boris Johnson to help bring them home in exchange for Ukraine releasing pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk.

"We look to exchange myself and Aiden Aslin for Mr Medvedchuk. Obviously I would really appreciate your help in this matter," he said, saying he spoke a little Russian and had been treated well.

"We look to exchange myself and Aiden Aslin for Mr Medvedchuk. Obviously I would really appreciate your help in this matter," he said, saying he spoke a little Russian and had been treated well.

According to British website Sky News, Pinner was caught on camera saying he was captured in Mariupol while fighting with the Ukrainian Marines. Pinner said he was fighting in the port city for the past five to six weeks.

According to British website Sky News, Pinner was caught on camera saying he was captured in Mariupol while fighting with the Ukrainian Marines. Pinner said he was fighting in the port city for the past five to six weeks.

Aiden Aslin, another British national who belongs to Newark in Nottingham, was one of the last Ukrainian soldiers to have surrendered in Mariupol.

Aiden Aslin, another British national who belongs to Newark in Nottingham, was one of the last Ukrainian soldiers to have surrendered in Mariupol.

He had joined the Ukraine's armed forces as a marine in 2018 and had also applied for a citizenship.

He had joined the Ukraine's armed forces as a marine in 2018 and had also applied for a citizenship.

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