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Coverage dated June 8, 2022

3 foreigners who fought for Ukraine sentenced to death

Headline from ABC 10 Sacramento

Two of the men are British citizens said to have lived in Ukraine since 2018. Family said the other, a Moroccan, holds Ukrainian citizenship.

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  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    3 sentenced to death for fighting on Ukraine's side (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Two British citizens and a Moroccan were sentenced to death Thursday for fighting on Ukraine's side, in a punishment handed down by the country's pro-Moscow rebels.

  2. ABC 10 Sacramento

    3 foreigners who fought for Ukraine sentenced to death (opens ABC 10 Sacramento)

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    Two of the men are British citizens said to have lived in Ukraine since 2018. Family said the other, a Moroccan, holds Ukrainian citizenship.

  3. Fox News

    Pro-Russian court in Ukraine sentences British, Moroccan fighters to death for 'mercenary' acts, 'terrorism' (opens Fox News)

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    British officials have previously stated that it is illegal for any British service members, including former service members, to join the fighting in Ukraine.

  4. Newsweek

    Two British fighters in Ukraine sentenced to death by pro-Russian court (opens Newsweek)

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    Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner have been accused of "monstrous" crimes by a separatist leader in Donetsk.

  5. Digital Journal

    War in Ukraine: Latest developments (opens Digital Journal)

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    Russian news agencies say pro-Moscow separatists in eastern Ukraine have sentenced to death two British fighters and a third from Morocco.

  6. The Times of Israel

    British, Moroccan fighters captured in Ukraine sentenced to death by pro-Moscow separatists — Russian media (opens The Times of Israel)

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  7. CNN

    Two Britons and a Moroccan sentenced to death by pro-Russian court in separatist part of Ukraine (opens CNN)

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    A court in the pro-Russian, self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) sentenced three foreigners to death on Thursday, after accusing them of being "mercenaries" for Ukraine, according to Russian state media outlet RIA Novosti.

  8. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Two Britons, one Moroccan sentenced to death by Russian proxy court in Ukraine (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    LONDON - Two Britons and a Moroccan who were captured while fighting for Ukraine were sentenced to death on Thursday by a court in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR),

  9. Breitbart News

    British 'Mercenaries' in Ukraine Sentenced to Death by Russian Separatists (opens Breitbart News)

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    Two Britons and a Moroccan captured fighting alongside Ukrainian forces having been sentenced to death by Russia-backed separatists.

  10. New York Times

    3 Foreign Fighters in Ukraine’s Army Sentenced to Death in Russian-Held Territory (opens New York Times)

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    Legal experts said the death sentences appeared calculated to discourage foreign volunteers from joining Ukraine’s military.

  11. NBC News

    Britons and Moroccan sentenced to death after capture in Ukraine by Russian separatist rebels (opens NBC News)

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    “This is a sham judgment with absolutely no legitimacy,” the U.K.'s foreign secretary said.

  12. PBS NewsHour

    British, Moroccan citizens sentenced to death by pro-Moscow rebels, for fighting for Ukraine (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Two British citizens and a Moroccan have been sentenced to death by pro-Moscow rebels in eastern Ukraine for fighting on Ukraine’s side.

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