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WAR IN UKRAINE

Briton Aiden Aslin ‘surrenders’ in Mariupol as he runs out of food

George Grylls
,
Charlie Parker
The Times
Aiden Aslin was reported to have said he had no choice but to surrender after 48 days in Mariupol
Aiden Aslin was reported to have said he had no choice but to surrender after 48 days in Mariupol
George Grylls
,
Charlie Parker
The Times

A British volunteer fighting in Ukraine has been captured by Russian troops in the besieged city of Mariupol, according to a statement issued on his behalf.

In a message posted on Twitter, Aiden Aslin, 28, said that his unit, which contains other international volunteers, had been forced to surrender after running out of food and ammunition.

The former care worker from Newark, Nottinghamshire, volunteered to fight Islamic State in Syria before moving to Ukraine in 2018, where he serves in the country’s marines. There are hopes that he will be freed as part of a prisoner exchange.

Aiden Aslin with an unnamed friend in a picture posted on his Instagram account
Aiden Aslin with an unnamed friend in a picture posted on his Instagram account

Aslin, who goes by the name “Johnny”, has used the online alias “Cossack Gundi” to update his tens of thousands of followers on Twitter, Instagram and Telegram throughout