Second hero Brit fighter Shaun Pinner paraded by Russian in chilling video after he was captured in Mariupol

A SECOND hero British fighter has been paraded by Russian forces after he was captured in Mariupol. In a chilling video the soldier can be seen identifying himself and explaining he was captured in the besieged city of Mariupol. Shaun explained he was captured while fighting in Mariupol Shaun said he had been fighting in Mariupol for five to six weeks He can be heard saying: “Hi I’m Shaun Pinner, I am a citizen of the UK, I was captured in Mariupol I am part of the 36 Brigade First Battalion Ukrainian Marines. “I was fighting in Mariupol for five-six weeks and now I’m in Donetsk People’s Republic.” He was previously videoed fighting alongside the Ukrainians at the start of the war. Russian propagandists claimed he had been killed in Mariupol at the end of last month but sources told The Sun he had been injured and was in a field hospital. Chris Garrett, who fought alongside Shaun in the Donbas in 2014, said: “He was wounded by shrapnel from a tank round in Mariupol and is in a military hospital. “I’m told right now he’s not dead and I trust the people who have told me. They’re also British. “I hope their information is right. It’s entirely possible that the photocopy of his passport that the Russians were hawking around were looted from another place and used for propaganda.” It comes as earlier today the wife of a pal of Vladimir Putin arrested in Ukraine called for him to be swapped with a hero Brit fighter captured by the Russians. Viktor Medvedchuk, 67, was snatched in a raid by spooks from Ukraine’s security service, while 28-year-old Aidan Aslin was fighting in the besieged city of Mariupol. Viktor Medvedchuk was arrested by Ukrainian security services East2WestAiden Aslin was paraded on Russian television after surrendering[/caption] YoutubeMedvedchuk’s Oksana Marchenko has called for the two men to be swapped[/caption] Brave Aidan surrendered after his unit ran out of food and ammunition in the city and was paraded on Russian TV on Thursday with a gash across his forehead and an eye half-closed. Medvedchuk’s wife Oxana Marchenko has now made a video address calling for her husband and Aidan to be swapped. In the video she also mentions another Brit, Shaun Pinner, though there has be no confirmation he has also been captured by the Russians. “I, Oxana Marchenko, spouse of opposition politician, people’s deputy of Ukraine Viktor Medvedchyuk, address the relatives of captured citizens of Great Britain Aiden Aslin and of Shaun Pinner,” she says. “It is in your power to ask the PM of your country Boris Johnson to influence Ukrainian leadership and to achieve Aiden’s and Shaun’s release by their exchange for….my husband Viktor Medvedchyuk.” READ MORE ON UKRAINE EVIL BARGAIN Russian soldier's wife 'tells him to rape Ukrainian women' in sick phonecall 'THIS IS WW3' Furious Kremlin claims WW3 triggered by sinking of its Black Sea flagship Marchenko is a former TV star who hosted ‘X-Factor Ukraine’ and has also appealed to Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky for his release. Medvedchuk has described as a “personal friend” to Putin and is godfather to his daughter while the pair have even holidayed together. As leader of the country’s main pro-Moscow party in Ukraine – the Opposition Platform For Life – he was the Kremlin’s most trusted and influential lieutenant in Ukraine. Medvedchuk had been placed under house arrest last year to face treason and terrorism financing charges, which he denies. But he escaped a few days after the Russians launched their full scale invasion of Ukraine. Investigators who went to Medvedchuk’s house found a replica of a vintage Pullman railway carriage, opulently furnished with gross gold fittings, standing at a mock railway station. Most read in The Sun WHEN HARRY WENT PALLY Inside Harry's secret talks with Queen after Duke 'initiated' meeting BIG BROTHER'S BACK Big Brother set for bombshell return - but with a major change BUNGA-LOW UK's 'smallest detached house' with incredible hidden basement on sale for £215k ORCA HELL World’s worst killer whale attacks as beasts savage and try to drown trainers TURNING HEADS EastEnders' Lacey Turner shares snap of kids - but fans spot the same thing WED YOU BELIEVE I got a £2.60 charity shop wedding dress - everyone's saying the same thing The tasteless display was all hidden under a tarpaulin. While his $200m, 305ft yacht, The Royal Romance, was seized in the Croatian port of Rijeka last month during a wave of sanctions – which Medvedchuk himself had been subjected to by the US in January. Aiden, originally of Newark-on-Trent, Notts, laid down his arms with Ukraine’s 36th Marines after defending the port city during a six-week siege. At the beginning of March, it was reported that former Royal Anglian Regiment soldier Shaun, 48, was fighting with the Ukrainians. His family have begged the government to do all it can to get him home. There are fears Aiden will now be used by tinpot tyrant Vladimir Putin as a propaganda tool. It has already been claimed that Aiden — who was due to marry his Ukrainian fiance last month — was working for “Western intelligence”. His interrogator on Rossiya 1, military reporter Andrey Rudenko, told viewers: “Aiden Aslin is a subject of Great Britain. “He is an English mercenary and fought on the side of the Nazis in Ukraine.” Read More on The Sun ON YOUR MARKS Harry & Meg show fun side in mini cars at Invictus Games after Palace talks BACK ON? Katie Price and ex Carl spotted holding hands at the airport after shock split In a chilling warning Rudenklo said: “I am sure that he will be able to shed light on the actions of Western intelligence agencies in Ukraine.” The Foreign and Commonwealth office has been approached for comment/ ReutersVladimir Putin with Viktor Medvedchuk in Saint Petersburg[/caption] APMedvedchuk was found donning Ukrainian military fatigues[/caption] Help those fleeing conflict with The Sun’s Ukraine Fund PICTURES of women and children fleeing the horror of Ukraine’s devastated towns and cities have moved Sun readers to tears. Many of you want to help the five million caught in the chaos — and now you can, by donating to The Sun’s Ukraine Fund. Give as little as £3 or as much as you can afford and every penny will be donated to the Red Cross on the ground helping women, children, the old, the infirm and the wounded. 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