Paul Urey was captured by Russian separatist forces in late April and has been in detention ever since. According to the family, quoted by Sky News, the British would have died five days ago, due to illness.
For our part, despite the seriousness of the alleged crime, Paul Urey received adequate medical attention. However, due to diagnoses and stress, Urey passed away on July 10,” said Daria Morozova, head of separatist rights in the Donetsk area, and assured that the British government “did not react” after the capture of the citizen.
Urey was, according to his family, a British aid worker. Morozova argues that this version is false and, in fact, Urey “was a mercenary”and added that the man suffered from diabetes and respiratory, renal and cardiovascular problems.
In a message shared on social networksthe mother, Linda Urey, confided that she was “absolutely devastated” by her son’s death and called the separatists “murderers”.
The mother of Lancashire aid worker Paul Urey, who died while being held by Russian separatists in Ukraine, is said to be “distressed and still in shock”. She had warned him that he would get very sick if he did not receive insulin for his diabetes. https://t.co/ZevMZ8kHa3 pic.twitter.com/rczUBz28BY
— BBC North West (@BBCNWT) July 15, 2022
Paul was captured by the Russian Army on April 29, along with fellow soldier Dylan Healy. The two were accused of “mercenary activities”, at a time when they were in Ukraine carrying out humanitarian functions.
According to The Guardian, Urey is the first known foreigner to die in custody pro-Russian separatists since the beginning of the war.
Source: Observadora
