Two Britons captured by Russian forces could face 20 years in prison, according to Russian state-run media on Wednesday.
The report also quoted prosecutors saying they may face the death penalty.
Aiden Aslin, 28, and Shaun Pinner, 48, both serving in the Ukrainian armed forces, were captured in April after their unit had to surrender following 48 days of defending Mariupol, as they were “running out of ammunition.”
The pair were later paraded on Russian state TV before reportedly appearing in court in the separatist Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR).
In footage shared by Russian state news agency RIA Novosti on social media on Wednesday that showed Aslin, Pinner, and Moroccan national Saadoun Brahim, who was also captured in April, sitting in a courtroom cage with white bars, a translator can be heard asking Aslin if he would “plead guilty” to an offence, to which he replies, “Yes.”…