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British aid worker dies in captivity of Russia-backed separatists in Ukraine
A British aid worker who had been detained by Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine has died in their custody.
Paul Urey, 45, was charged with “mercenary activities” by rebels in the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic.
Presidium Network, a British nonprofit, said in April that Urey and another volunteer were providing humanitarian assistance when they were detained at a checkpoint in southern Ukraine while trying a help a family escape.
Urey had reportedly spent several years as a …