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Russian proxies in occupied Ukraine had a British captive belt out the Russian national anthem just hours after one of his fellow captives was confirmed dead Friday.
The Russian propaganda machine was quick to jolt into action after the death of Paul Urey, a British aid worker the Russian-backed authorities have accused of being a “professional military man” tasked with recruiting and training “mercenaries,” claims for which they have presented no evidence.
The agency tasked with upholding “human rights” in the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic claimed Urey, who they say died on July 10, succumbed to “chronic illnesses” and “stress”—and that he passed away in distress “due to the indifference of his homeland to his fate.”