Brit fighters Aiden Aslin & Shaun Pinner face 20 YEARS in prison after ‘pleading guilty’ in sham pro-Russian court

CAPTURED Brit fighters Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner face 20 years behind bars after “pleading guilty” in a pro-Russian court. The two volunteers who have been fighting alongside the Ukrainian army since the start of the war in February were accused by Russian forces of being mercenaries – charges which can carry the death penalty. Avalon.redBrit fighters Aiden Aslin, left, and Shaun Pinner, right, face 20 years in prison[/caption] Aslin and Pinner pleaded guilty to “training in order to carry out terrorist activities” according to a video released by DPR Supreme Court, Russian state media report. Aiden Aslin, 28, from Nottinghamshire and Shaun Pinner, 48, from Bedfordshire are being held in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic – a breakaway region in the east of Ukraine. Both men – who have lived in the country since 2018 – say they were serving with regular military units in Mariupol and so should be protected as prisoners of war under the Geneva Convention. They were seen in a metal cage in court on a video from the messaging app Telegram alongside Saaudun Brahim from Morocco. In the video, Aslin, who appeared to have lost a lot of weight, replied “Yes, I do,” in Russian when asked by the judge if he understood the charges against him. READ MORE ON UKRAINE 'MANGLED' Mum expecting to be reunited with captured soldier son sent his mutilated corpse TYRANTS' TIFF Putin ‘slams Xi for no sanctions busting help & blames "a*****e" minister' Pinner, who also appeared haggard and thin, replied “yes” to the same question. A third Brit, Andrew Hill, also faces charges after being captured in the Mykolaiv area, although his affiliation is unclear. The trial was held at the region’s supreme court. Denis Pushilin, president of the Donetsk People’s Republic, had accused the men of “monstrous” crimes, including trying to seize power and crimes against groups of people. Most read in News ‘ICE-COLD’ Teacher killed & 11 students hurt in car horror as driver leaves chilling note TRAIN TRAGEDY 17 killed in train crash as emergency crews pull passengers from wreckage VILE ABUSE Harry and Meghan's son Archie targeted by white supremacists in 'terror podcast' GOING NOWHERE Brits face summer travel hell with airport chaos, rail strikes & soaring fuel JAIL BEATING Caroline Crouch’s husband ATTACKED as he rots in jail for Brit's murder HORROR DEATH Worker dies after falling in 2,600F molten iron leaving half of body on floor