Briton Paul Urey dies
Pro-Moscow separatist authorities in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region announced today, Friday, the death of Briton Paul Yury, who was in their custody on July 10.
Pro-Russian separatists arrested a number of foreign citizens they considered "mercenaries", including Britons Aiden Aslin and Sean Benner and Moroccan Ibrahim Saadoun, and sentenced them to death.
A representative of the self-proclaimed "Donetsk People's Republic" Daria Morozova wrote on the "Telegram" site that Yuri "died on July 10", adding that he suffered from diabetes.
NGOs say Yuri was a humanitarian volunteer in Ukraine, but separatists point out that he was a "professional" soldier and fought in conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and Ukraine.
Morozova said the Briton took part in battles in Ukraine and also recruited and trained mercenaries before his arrest.
Yuri, born in 1977, had type 1 diabetes and needed regular insulin injections, according to his mother, Linda Yuri.
Morozova said that Yuri suffered from chronic illnesses and also suffered from "psychological depression".
"Despite the seriousness of the alleged crime, Paul Urey received appropriate medical assistance," she said.
"But given his diagnosis and his stress, he died on July 10," she added.
Morozova also accused the International Committee of the Red Cross of refusing to provide Yuri with necessary medication.
According to the Presidium humanitarian network, Yuri was a humanitarian activist who worked for eight years in Afghanistan.