Family of British POW released from Ukraine say Russia put them through 'six months of hell'

Ang Wood said she believed she would never see her son Aiden Aslin alive again after he was captured earlier this year, then sentenced to death by a court in self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic

Aiden Aslin was captured earlier this year and sentenced to death before his release was negotiated with nine other POWs (

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The mother of former POW Aiden Aslin has spoken of her "six months of hell" during which her son was sentenced to death by Russian-backed forces in Ukraine.

Ang Wood thought she would never see her son alive again after he was captured earlier this year and then sentenced to death by a court in the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic.

Aiden was forced to sing the Russian national anthem and praise his captors in twisted videos posted online.

He was held captive with another detainee, 48-year-old Shaun Pinner, a former British soldier who had been a member of the Royal Anglian Regiment.

Following Aiden and Shaun's release yesterday, the relieved mother said: 'The way he was treated while in captivity was inhumane and contrary to the Geneva Convention.

British prisoners of war (POW) sit in a flight after their release from Russian captivity after fighting for Ukraine (

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"The Russians put my family through nearly six months of hell with their blackmail and propaganda.

"I watched those propaganda videos and they were awful. I knew [what he was being told] was all lies.

"I have been contacted by those holding him captive.

"It was a show trial. The death sentence he was handed down was a great emotional stress and torture for our family.

"I never thought I'd see him alive again."

Ang said she got a phone call...