Two more Brits captured in Ukraine facing DEATH PENALTY as disgraceful Russia to put them on trial as ‘mercenaries’

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ANOTHER two Brits who were captured in Ukraine are facing the death penalty as Russia is set to put them on trial as ‘mercenaries’. Cambridgeshire aid worker Dylan Healy, 22, and military volunteer Andrew Hill have been charged with carrying out “mercenary activities”, officials in the Moscow-backed Donetsk People’s Republic said, according to state media. East2WestBrit Dylan Healy has been accused of being a mercenary[/caption] East2WestA clip showing Andrew Hill was released by Russian state media[/caption] East2WestBrit war prisoners Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner were sentenced to death last month[/caption] It comes as a video shown on Russian television in April, showed Andrew, a dad of four-from Plymouth stating his name while he appeared wounded with a head bandage and his left arm in a sling.  According to local media, both men refused to cooperate with the investigators. The Foreign Office said it condemns the exploitation of prisoners of war and civilians for political purposes. It comes after Brit fighters Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner were sentenced to death after being accused of being mercenaries. READ MORE ION UKRAINE STREET SNATCH Moment Russian hockey star is dragged off by cops ‘to fight against Ukraine’ MURDER OF INNOCENTS Two kids among 19 dead in Russian missile strike on Ukraine apartments Aslin and Pinner who fought in Ukraine, were captured after being forced to surrender in the city of Mariupol. Aslin was pictured in late April, handcuffed, beaten and bruised, while a video of Pinner was posted on Twitter, in which he explains who he is while looking exhausted. They were both charged with “training in order to carry out terrorist activities”. They received the death penalty after they “pleaded guilty”  in a pro-Russian court in Donetsk. Most read in The Sun CHICK THIS OUT Wimbledon fans' shock at eye-watering cost of a pint and 'night out' chicken MONTY GONE Full Monty star Hugo Speer fired 'after inviting woman to trailer while NAKED' BEEB SWITCH Scott Mills quits Radio 1 and takes over from Steve Wright in radio shake-up HERE COMES TROUBLE Love Island's Casa Amor boys revealed - and one has a world famous dad SIGHT TO BE-HOLDEN Amanda Holden goes braless and flashes legs in tiny shorts CASH BOOST Millions of workers will get a pay rise within DAYS worth up to £330 A pro-Kremlin website said Mr Healy and Mr Hill would face the same mercenary charges as Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner, two British military volunteers captured in Mariupol who have been condemned to death in Donetsk. It is understood the FCDO is actively investigating and is providing support to the men’s families. An FCDO spokesperson said: “We condemn the exploitation of prisoners of war and civilians for political purposes and have raised this with Russia. “We are in constant contact with the government of Ukraine on their cases and are fully supportive of Ukraine in its efforts to get them released.” Responding to the reports about Mr Healy and Mr Hill, Kristyan Benedict, Amnesty International UK’s crisis response manager, said: “As with Aiden Aslin, Shaun Pinner and Saaudun Brahim, this is a sham process designed to exert diplomatic pressure on the UK, not least as it comes shortly after Britain announced a large shipment of weapons for Ukraine. “Under the Geneva Conventions, captured combatants and other protected persons should be humanely treated at all times. “In exploiting their capture of Dylan Healy and Andrew Hill like this, Russia and its proxies in the Donetsk People’s Republic are already adding to a huge catalogue of war crimes they’re committing in this war. Read More on The Sun DENIM DISASTER I'm a size 12 & can never buy my normal size when it comes to jeans in Zara IN THE MONEY You could be missing out on £624 if you're on Universal Credit - how to check “The chances of Healy and Hill receiving a fair trial in either the Donetsk People’s Republic or in Russia itself are vanishingly small. “Unless the authorities present clear evidence that Healy and Hill are implicated in war crimes, this sham judicial process should be halted immediately.” East2WestAndrew appeared injured in a clip released by state media[/caption]