Four Brit POWs tortured by Russia to receive Order of Courage by Ukraine’s President Zelensky

FOUR volunteer Brits who were captured and tortured by Russia are to receive bravery medals from Ukraine.

Aiden Aslin, Shaun Pinner, John Harding and Andrew Hill have been awarded the Order of Courage, 3rd Class by President Zelensky.

He said they had shown “personal courage and selfless actions in the defence of the state sovereignty of Ukraine”.

Ex-soldier Shaun, 49, from North London, said: “It means a lot to be recognised.

"None of us went there for medals but it means a lot to be recognised.

“It is really about remembering the fallen, the guys who didn’t come back.”

He and ex care worker Aiden, 28, from Newark, Notts, had been sentenced to death in a show trial.

Ex paratrooper John Harding, 59, from Sunderland, said: “We will carry the medals for the guys who didn’t make it.”

Former British soldier Andrew Hill, 36, from Plymouth, Devon, said: “It’s overwhelming really.”