On April 16, Russian journalist Andrey Rudenko shared a video of the captured mercenary who was identified as Shaun Pinner.
In the video Shaun Pinner, 48, says that he was fighting in the ranks of the 36th Marine Brigade’s 1st Battalion.
- “I was fighting in Mariupol for five-six weeks and now I’m in Donetsk People’s Republic,” Peter says.
Shaun, who moved to Mariupol four years ago, was videoed fighting with Ukrainians forces at the start of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine.
In March, Shaun was wounded by shrapnel from a Russian tank round while fighting alongside Ukrainian forces and other mercenaries in Mariupol.
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Video of a 2nd captured Briton, Sean Peter has been published. He served in Mariupol.
He says that the war is not needed and he wants to go home. pic.twitter.com/ZJqXfpl1b0— Tony (@Cyberspec1) April 16, 2022
Shaun, originally from Bedfordshire, is a former service member of the British military.
- He reportedly served in the ranks of the Royal Anglian Regiment and fought in Bosnia in 1994. The British mercenary also fought in Syria alongside the US-backed Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG).
The Russian Investigation Committee said that Shaun, who now says he just wants to return Home, will be questioned by Russian investigators.
- “The investigation will definitely question another mercenary caught in Mariupol,” the committee said.
The first British mercenary to be captured by Russia and DPR forces was Aiden Aslin, 28.
- Just like Shaun, Aslin was fighting in the ranks the 36th Marine Brigade. He also fought with the YPG in Syria before moving to Ukraine. The past of Shaun and Aslin indicate that they are not mercenaries, but British intelligence officers.
It’s worth noting that the passports of two American mercenaries, or more likely intelligence officers, who were killed in action were found in Mariupol very recently.
Currently, the remaining Ukrainian forces and foreign mercenaries, estimated to be no more than 2,500, are besieged in the Azovstal steel plant by the Russian military and the armed forces of the DPR.
Unconditional surrender appears to be their only way out of Mariupol alive.
Source: SOUTHFRONT