POW PAWNS

Two more Brits face death after ‘mercenary’ charges

- ISOBEL DICKINSON

TWO more British men could face the death penalty after they were captured by Russian forces and charged with being mercenaries in Ukraine.

Cambridgeshire aid worker Dylan Healy, 22, and military volunteer Andrew Hill have been accused of carrying out “mercenary activities”, officials in the Moscow-backed Donetsk People’s Republic said, according to the Russian state media mouthpiece TASS.

The outlet is reporting that both of the men have refused to cooperate with investigators.

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is understood to be actively investigating and is providing support to the men’s families.