A British useful resource employee who turned into detained by Russian separatists in Ukraine has died, a member of the family has advised Sky News. Paul Urey is assumed to have died 5 days ago "because of sickness", in keeping with data his own circle of relatives has acquired from the Foreign Office. He turned into charged with committing "mercenary activities" after being captured withinside the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) in Japanese Ukraine. Mr. Urey, 45, turned seized at a checkpoint out of doors in the southeastern town of Zaporizhzhia on 25 April along with Dylan Healy, 22, a fellow British volunteer. Daria Morozova, who has the name of human rights ombudsman withinside the DPR, stated on social media that Mr. Urey has been affected by diabetes and respiratory, kidney, and cardiovascular issues.t She stated: "On our part, despite the severity of the alleged crime, Paul Urey turned into supplied with suitable scientific assistance. However, given the diagnoses and stress, he surpassed away on July 10." In response, Mr. Urey's mom Linda Urey stated in a published online that she is "without a doubt devastated". A Number 10 spokesman stated the Foreign Office is "urgently investigating" the reports, adding "our minds are glaringly together along with his own circle of relatives and friends". The Foreign Office condemned the exploitation of prisoners of struggle after Mr. Healy and fellow Briton Andrew Hill have been held by Kremlin forces in Japanese Ukraine. Mr. Urey's daughters had advised Sky News they have been getting ready for the worst once they discovered that he had been detained in April. They stated they did now no longer recognize he turned in in Ukraine till they learned of his capture. After Mr. Urey turned into seized, he turned proven handcuffed on Russian TV. During the interview, Mr. Urey claimed he desired to go to Ukraine "to look if it turned into as terrible because the information stated" however it isn't acknowledged if he turned into talking under duress. Ms. Urey denounced the interview and stated at the same time as it turned into her son withinside the interview he turned into "now no longer performing in his herbal way". Two different Britons and a Moroccan guy who have been captured at the same time as combating for Ukraine were sentenced to dying withinside the DPR for mercenary activities. The DPR is a breakaway entity that's known most effectively in Russia, Syria, and North Korea.
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