A Briton, a member of the Ukrainian army, has been captured by the Russians, his mother asking in The Daily Telegraph newspaper that he be treated "humanely" and released.

Russian public television broadcast Thursday evening, April 14, images showing a young man handcuffed and with a cut on his forehead, claiming that it is Aiden Aslin. His mother Ang Wood confirmed to the Telegraph, which has devoted several articles to the 28-year-old, including before the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, that it was indeed her son, who notably has a tattoo. characteristic.

“Aiden is an active member of the Ukrainian armed forces and thus a prisoner of war” who “must be treated humanely,” she told the newspaper, reminding the Russian president of the Geneva Convention on prisoners of war. “It already looks like he's been beaten. It's time for the UK government to step up to secure Aiden's release." Asked by AFP on Friday, the British Foreign Office did not respond immediately.