Starved, stabbed & tortured: British Army veteran on horror of Russian captivity
711A British Army veteran who went to Ukraine to fight in its war with Russia has told BFBS' Sitrep podcast he counts himself lucky to have survived fighting in the war, "let alone" being held captive by Russian troops.
Shaun Pinner was living in Ukraine and had nearly completed his three-year contract with the Ukrainian armed forces when Russia illegally invaded the country.
Choosing to stay and fight alongside his Ukrainian comrades, Mr Pinner was involved in the fierce fighting in Mariupol.
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