![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/i-feared-being-shot-while-held-captive-by-russians-then-unlikely-man-saved-me/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/82304837_10222658045180010_8927438503713701888_njpeg.jpg&description=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 A British POW held captive by Russia for months after being caught fighting for Ukraine was rescued by an unlikely figure while waiting to be executed. Aiden Aslin was put on 'death row' after being tried in a kangaroo court along with fellow defendants Shaun Pinner and Brahim Saadoune. The 29-year-old, from Newark, Nottinghamshire, had enlisted with the Ukrainian 36th Naval Infantry Brigade in 2018 before being deployed to Mariupol after Vladimir Putin's invasion was launched in February 2022. The port city was bombarded for weeks by the invading forces before they took control - with Aiden surrendering on April 12 last year. He, Shaun and Brahim were sentenced to death on June 9 in breakaway puppet state the Donetsk People's Republic. They were convicted of "mercenary activities and committing actions aimed at seizing power and overthrowing the constitutional order of the DPR". Writing in the Daily Mail, Adien described his mood during much of his time in prison as "utterly bleak". He was forced to take part in "relentless propaganda" videos, while also being beaten, stabbed and watching a fellow prisoner be killed. A sadistic guard - while playing mind games - forced the inmates to shout "president of the world" whenever he'd say "Putin". But Aiden feared the worst when - while running on autopilot - he shouted "khuylo", which means "d***head" in Russian, by mistake. A sleepless night followed. As the weeks dragged on, he found a razor hidden in the bars by an open window and kept it secret, admitting he is sickened to look back now at how his captors had "broken" him. "Humiliated, broken, bullied, I longed to end it all. I spent a few nights unable to sleep, just thinking of taking the razor and using it on my wrists," he said. His defence lawyer told him his appeal would be heard o){kind=link}
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
A British POW held captive by Russia for months after being caught fighting for Ukraine was rescued by an unlikely figure while waiting to be executed.
Aiden Aslin was put on ‘death row’ after being tried in a kangaroo court along with fellow defendants Shaun Pinner and Brahim Saadoune.
The 29-year-old, from Newark, Nottinghamshire, had enlisted with the Ukrainian 36th Naval Infantry Brigade in 2018 before being deployed to Mariupol after Vladimir Putin’s invasion was launched in February 2022.
The port city was bombarded for weeks by the invading forces before they took control – with Aiden surrendering on April 12 last year.