Hero Brit fighter Aiden Aslin to be PARADED on Russian TV as family reveals horror at his ‘torture’ injuries

HERO Brit fighter Aiden Aslin is set to be cruelly paraded on Russian TV after he was captured by Putin’s merciless men. The 28-year-old’s devastated family have revealed their horror after he was pictured for the first time handcuffed, battered and bruised. A dazed-looking Aiden Aslin is set to be cruelly paraded on Russian TVNot known, clear with picture desk The battered Brit was pictured for the first time since his capturepixel8000 The former care worker is now set to be humiliated by state media for repelling Russian forces. He laid his arms with Ukraine’s 36th Marines – who he has fought for since 2018 – after running out of food and ammo. Russia have accused him of shelling children and said he “will face justice” in Putin’s puppet republic of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. In a harrowing short clip released last night, Aiden was ordered to speak in Russian and asked: “Answer me, have you killed people?” He protests that he can’t speak Russian fluently and a woman’s voice repeats the question in English. Aiden, who looks dazed, replies: “I don’t know. I didn’t do any fighting.” No data found The interrogator asks again: “Have you seen that people were killed?” Aiden replies: “No.” The Brit was shown in an olive-green hoody with his sleeves pulled up to reveal his tattoos, including one which read, “Happy Days”. One of his eyes was swollen half-closed and he had a gash across his forehead, which was red and bruised. 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An interesting interview is coming soon.” Aiden had earlier warned that he would be used for “bullshit propaganda” if captured by Putin’s troops. Under the Geneva Convention it is illegal to expose PoWs to public curiosity – but a TV sit down with Aiden has been promoted by Andrey Rudenko, who works closely with the Russian state TV. Russia’s Channel 1 said he had fought for “radical Islamists in Syria”. State TV outlet Rossiya 1 said he was  “suspected of fighting for terrorists”. Rossiya said: “In London, after the odious Briton Aiden Aslin surrendered, they suddenly remembered the Geneva Convention and asked for him to be treated gently.” SMEAR CAMPAIGN Under the Geneva Convention fighters can be classed as mercenaries if they are motivated by “private gain”. And they must be paid “substantially in excess” of local soldiers – which Aiden was not. Legal experts said the convention is crystal clear that Aiden should be treated as a combatant with all the protections of a PoW. But vile Russian TV accused him of feeling entitled “to kill other Ukrainian citizens”. And NTV – owned by Gazprom Media – scoffed at calls in Britain for him to be treated humanely. NTV accused Britain of “suddenly changing its tone after six weeks of enjoying, gloating, embellishing, and exaggerating reports of our army’s soldiers being wounded and killed.” The Brit’s family have now been left fearing the worst after the taunting footage and images were released. Aiden’s distraught grandmother Pam Hull told The Sun: “I have only just seen the picture of Aiden in Russian captivity and I am just shocked by it and very upset. “It is completely untrue to call him a mercenary. Ukraine is his adopted country. FAMILY FEARS “He has been in their military for four years now and his service was due to end this year. “He has made his home over there after falling in love with a Ukranian woman and they are due to get married. “He has learnt Russian and has found done the job that he is most qualified to do so he is not someone who has gone over there for personal glory or financial reward. “Russia should treat him as a protected prisoner of war because that is what he is.” Aiden volunteered to join the Kurdish YPG after being disgusted by Islamic State’s slaughter of Yazidis and Kurds in Syria and Iraq. He moved to Ukraine in 2018 and was due to get married this month. Pam added: “It is very hard for his Mum and all his family to see pictures like this and to hear the lies being said about him. “He is a very brave lad with a good heart and we are all very proud of him.” Aiden had earlier told how Russian forces “hit us with everything” in the first week of the war. Read More on The Sun PRISONER OF WAR First pics of battered Brit fighter captured by Russia amid torture fears DEEP RUBBLE I spent £50,000 on an extension but council is making me DEMOLISH it His elite marine unit was forced to fall back after they were blitzed by Russian artillery, missiles and Grad rockets. He said while most of his fellow marines had survived the initial onslaught, several were taken prisoner. Aiden has fought with Ukraine’s Marines since 2018 The 27-year-old, from Newark, Nottinghamshire, was captured this week