British aid volunteer captured in Ukraine has died, say Russia-backed rebels

Paul Urey has reportedly died in Ukraine (Presidium Network/PA)

A Briton reported to have been detained by Russian forces while working as a humanitarian aid volunteer in Ukraine has died, separatist rebels have said.

Daria Morozova, the human rights ombudsperson for the Moscow-backed separatist leadership in Donetsk, said Paul Urey, who was a British “mercenary”, died in captivity on Sunday.