Family ‘devastated’ by death sentence handed to British man fighting Russians

Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin have been condemned to death by Russia (PA)

The family of a British man handed the death penalty for fighting Russian forces have said they are “devastated”.

Boris Johnson has ordered ministers to do “everything in their power” to secure the release of Shaun Pinner, along with fellow Briton Aiden Aslin, after the pair were condemned to death in what the British Government has described as a “sham” sentencing.