Aiden Aslin

Ukraine is showing fighting spirit, and its allies must respond
THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Vladimir Putin must be brought to the point where he no longer has an interest in prolonging the war
The Independent UK
4 min read
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kremlin dismisses new peace plan after Trump’s envoy calls talks constructive
Steve Witkoff has hailed latest talks in Florida as 'productive and constructive' without announcing any major breakthroughs
The Independent UK
51 min read
‘I was a British PoW tortured by Russia; this is how Ukraine and the West can win this war’
WORLD OF TROUBLE: Aiden Aslin, a British volunteer who joined Ukraine’s marines, was captured and tortured by Putin’s forces in 2022 and is now back fighting the Kremlin. He tells his story to the ‘World of Trouble’ podcast with world affairs editor Sam Kiley in eastern Ukraine
The Independent UK
9 min read
‘One goal is to destroy Ukrainian identity’: the haunting images of Russia’s prisoners of war
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014, its forces have detained and tortured thousands of fighters and civilians. Here, the photojournalist Zoya Shu recounts five years of documenting their stories
The Guardian - UK
6 min read
'I feared being shot while held captive by Russians then unlikely man saved me'
British soldier Aiden Aslin spent months on 'death row' waiting to be executed after being caught by Russian forces fighting for Ukraine - but was finally saved by an unlikely figure
Daily Mirror
5 min read
Nottinghamshire soldier Aiden Aslin opens up on being captured, tortured and stabbed
He was beaten and left to starve
Nottingham Post
3 min read
Brit captured by Russians beaten, stabbed and left to starve over five months of torture
During more than five months as a prisoner of war, Aiden Aslin was beaten "black and blue", stabbed, threatened with execution and witnessed the killing of another prisoner
Daily Mirror
3 min read
Brit fighter captured in Ukraine shares horror of being electrocuted in Russia torture
Shaun Pinner was captured during the fall of Mariupol and sentenced to death by local Russian-backed forces who tortured him including shocking him with a cattle prod after they found out he was a West Ham supporter
Daily Mirror
3 min read
5 times Russia has broken international law from grim torture to lung-busting bomb
Friday marks one year since tyrant Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops cross the border into Ukraine in one of the 21st century's most destructive and vicious military invasions
Daily Mirror
10 min read
Two UK men missing in Ukraine including 28-year-old volunteer
Chris Parry, from the South West, and Andrew Bagshaw have not been seen since Friday
Wales Online
4 min read