Shaun Pinner, 48, was spotted in a creepy propaganda video released Saturday night. “Hello, I’m Shaun Pinner, I’m a UK citizen. I was arrested in Mariupol. “I am a member of the First Battalion of the Ukrainian Marines of the 36th Brigade,” he said in the video. “I fought in Mariupol for five to six weeks and now I am in the Donetsk People’s Republic.” In the clip, the soldier was wearing a blue hood and had no obvious bruises, but he looked tired. Piner – who hails from Bedfordshire, England, but lived in the Ukrainian city of Donbass – was fighting in the besieged city of Mariupol with his friend Aiden Aslin, 28, the Guardian reported. Sean Pinner was fighting in the besieged city of Mariupol with his friend and fellow prisoner Aiden Aslin.EarlGrey / YouTube Ashlyn – the UK’s first known prisoner of war – was also filmed for a propaganda video released last week on Russian state television. In the clip, he was asked if he was responsible for any murders. “I do not know,” he replied nervously in English. “I did not fight.” The Kremlin claimed that 1,026 Marines fighting for Ukraine – including 162 officers – had been surrendered “as a result of successful attacks by the Russian armed forces and militia units of the Donetsk People’s Republic”, referring to pro-Russian forces. Russia claims 1,026 Marines fighting for Ukraine surrendered.Alexei Alexandrov / AP Piner had previously expressed fears of being arrested. “I am afraid for my life. The Russians will treat us differently if they capture us because we are British. “It is always on my mind that I will be arrested,” he told the Mail on Sunday in January. But he said he felt compelled to fight for his new home. “I am here defending my family and my adopted city. Russia started this war. “It is funded by Russia and led by Russia, but we will fight them, make no mistake about it,” he said.
