Brit prisoner Aiden Aslin forced to sing Russian anthem on state TV in disturbing footage

A BRITISH fighter who was captured and sentenced to death has been forced to sing the Russian national anthem for state TV.

Condemned care worker Aiden Aslin, 28, was made to give a rendition in deeply disturbing footage.

He has been sentenced to execution by firing squad in Donetsk People’s Republic, which has been carved out of Ukrainian territory.

In the scenes, he is urged to sing by US exile John Mark Dougan, a former American police officer who works for Russian propaganda outfit Sputnik International.

After, Dougan is heard telling him: “I have goosebumps, man. That was f***ing amazing.”

Aslin replies: “Really?” Dougan goes on: “Absolutely. You’ve got the talent, man. On that note, dude, thanks. Amazing voice.”

Aslin is thought to be in a detention centre in Donetsk.

Meanwhile, another British captive, John Harding, has had to utter his “last words” to his daughter in case he faces the death penalty — even though he has not yet been “tried”.

He also pleaded for Boris Johnson to intervene to save his life in a jail talk with interviewer Marina Kim — a staunch supporter of Russian president Vladimir Putin.

In the footage, with English subtitles, Kim says: “If the court decides and the death penalty will be implemented soon, maybe it could be like your last words — what would you tell your daughter?

Harding replies: “Obviously I would tell her I wish I’d spent more time with her — but I didn’t. I don’t really know.”

Kim asks: “Will you tell her that you love her?”

Clearly traumatised, Harding replies: “Of course. All fathers love their daughters.”

He is then seen nervously smoking.

Another British captive Paul Urey, 45, last week died in suspicious circumstances while incarcerated in Donetsk.

There have been claims he was tortured while under pressure from Putin’s FSB security service and prison officials.