After a month and a half of negotiations, Russia returned to Ukraine the body of Briton Paul Urey, who died «from illness and stress» in captivity of the self-proclaimed DPR, said Dmitry Lubinets, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
“Body parts are missing , numerous cuts and signs of torture,” the ombudsman described Yuuri’s remains. According to Lubinets, the final cause of death of the Briton will be established by a forensic medical examination.
“The British Embassy in Ukraine has been duly informed. As an ombudsman, today I can responsibly say that the death was violent. A person simply cannot endure such torture. I saw a photo of the body of the deceased and there is no doubt,” Lubinets said.
In April, the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine opened a criminal case due to the disappearance of two British volunteers who were passing through a checkpoint near Zaporozhye. According to the department, on April 25 they were kidnapped by Russian soldiers.
The Guardian wrote that we are talking about Paul Urey and Dylan Healy. The Presidium Network, which provides humanitarian assistance in conflict zones, said that volunteers were detained while trying to evacuate a family from Dneprudny.
In May, Vladimir Rogov, a member of the Russian-appointed administration of the Zaporozhye region, published a video with Yury, who allegedly had pictures of a blown up bridge on his phone. In the video, a handcuffed Briton says that he was a volunteer, and photographed the undermined bridge in order to pass the pictures to journalists “as evidence of the crimes of the Ukrainian army.”
According to the self-proclaimed DPR, Paul Urey “led military operations, and was also engaged in recruiting and training mercenaries for the armed forces of Ukraine, was captured in April of this year while trying to break through a checkpoint controlled by DPR troops.”
Yuri's death was announced on July 15th. “Despite the severity of the alleged crime, the DPR provided him with appropriate assistance,” said Daria Morozova, Ombudswoman of the republic. British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said she was shocked by the news of the death of a volunteer, and added that «Russia must bear full responsibility for this.» .jpg» class=»mz-publish-context-cite__image» alt=»1″ />«My home is Mariupol, I'm defending my adopted city.» What is known about the captured foreigners whom the Russian authorities call «mercenaries»