British fighter is paraded in handcuffs after being captured by Russians in Mariupol | Daily Mail Online
The family of a British fighter captured in Ukraine have told of their horror at seeing him, bruised and battered - and paraded in handcuffs on Russian TV.
Aiden Aslin, 28, appeared exhausted as he was marched out on Kremlin state TV with a big red mark on his forehead and a swollen eye - days after his unit surrendered to Russian forces in Mariupol.
Back home in Nottingham, moments after seeing the disturbing pictures, Aiden's brother Nathan Wood, 25, told MailOnline: 'It is so shocking for our family to see Aiden in that state. What have the Russians done to him? He looks awful, absolutely exhausted. His face is drained of colour.
'How has he got such a big red mark on his forehead? That looks like he's been hit with a rifle butt.
'But however horrible it is to see him in such a state, it does show that he is still alive and that is giving us as a family some slight relief.
'I would appeal again to the Russians to treat him well and humanely.
'I would also appeal to the Foreign Office to do all they can to ensure that my brother is kept safe. Each day that he's in Russian hands is a worry for us. The longer it goes on, the worse it'll be for him.
The family of a British fighter captured in Ukraine have told of their horror at seeing him, bruised and battered - and paraded in handcuffs on Russian TV.
Aiden Aslin, 28, appeared exhausted as he was marched out on Kremlin state TV with a big red mark on his forehead and a swollen eye - days after his unit surrendered to Russian forces in Mariupol.
Back home in Nottingham, moments after seeing the disturbing pictures, Aiden's brother Nathan Wood, 25, told MailOnline: 'It is so shocking for our family to see Aiden in that state. What have the Russians done to him? He looks awful, absolutely exhausted. His face is drained of colour.
'How has he got such a big red mark on his forehead? That looks like he's been hit with a rifle butt.
'But however horrible it is to see him in such a state, it does show that he is still alive and that is giving us as a family some slight relief.
'I would appeal again to the Russians to treat him well and humanely.
'I would also appeal to the Foreign Office to do all they can to ensure that my brother is kept safe. Each day that he's in Russian hands is a worry for us. The longer it goes on, the worse it'll be for him.
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