Putin's Prisoner - My Time as a Prisoner of War in Ukraine
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| Verlag | Random House UK |
| Auflage | 2023 |
| Seiten | 288 |
| Format | 15,3 x 23,4 x 2,1 cm |
| Trade paperback (UK) | |
| Gewicht | 351 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| EAN | 9780857505309 |
| Bestell-Nr | 85750530EA |
Aiden Aslin joined the Ukrainian marines in 2018, compelled to defend his adopted homeland from the growing threat of Russian invasion. In February 2022, as Russia mounted a full-scale offensive, Aiden and his unit were stationed at the frontline at Mariupol.
Pinned down at a Mariupol steelworks, after a month-long siege and running out of supplies, Aiden was part of the mass surrender of over a thousand Ukrainian troops, in April 2022. Then his real ordeal began.
Singled out for his British passport, Aiden was interrogated, tortured, stabbed, turned into a propaganda zombie, tried by a kangaroo court and then sentenced to death. A victim of a catalogue of abuses of international law, Aiden struggled to cling on to any hope of survival. Certain that he was going to be executed, he was eventually freed in a prisoner exchange and permitted to return home.
In Putin's Prisoner, Aiden will tell the full, harrowing story of his time fighting in Putin's war, of h is six months in Russian captivity, and of his hardened resolve to defend the freedoms of the people of Ukraine.
Rezension:
A great read. An amazing story. Jeremy Vine