Two more Britons captured by Russian forces in Ukraine have been charged with being mercenaries.
Dylan Healy, a supposed chef who was volunteering as an aid worker, had been captured at a checkpoint in April.
On the same day, Russia released a video of Andrew Hill in military uniform, saying he had surrendered.
It comes after two other British men, Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin, were sentenced to death last month.
They faced the same charges as Healy and Hill in the hearing at a Russian proxy court in eastern Ukraine, which is not internationally recognised.
According to a report by Russia’s Tass news agency, an anonymous official from the self-styled Donetsk People’s Republic claimed Mr Healy and Mr Hill would stand trial for “mercenary activities”. It reported both men were refusing to co-operate with investigators.
There has been no independent confirmation of the charges. As mercenaries you are not bound by the rules and laws of the Geneva Convention but the men sentenced state they are not mercenaries.
The Foreign Office said it condemned the exploitation of prisoners of war and civilians for political purposes.
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