Briton detained by Russian-backed separatists dies – TASS

(Reuters) – A British aid worker who was detained by Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine and accused of being a mercenary has died, Russian state news agency TASS reported on Friday.

Paul Urey was captured in eastern Ukraine and charged with “mercenary activities” by separatists in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic.

(Reporting by Reuters)

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