Donetsk authorities say they have not received any appeals from London over the death of Paul Urey

July 18 () –

The authorities of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) have assured that they have not received any appeal from the United Kingdom regarding the death of British citizen Paul Urey, who died while detained by pro-Russian forces in the Ukrainian region.

The pro-Russian DPR announced on Friday the death of Urey in detention of natural causes, in what would be the first foreigner in the custody of pro-Russian separatists since the start of the war in Ukraine.

However, and despite the complaints and recriminations launched from London, the Donetsk ombudsman, Daria Morozova, has reported that the pro-Russian authorities have not received appeals from the United Kingdom for the death of Urey, according to the Russian agency. TASS.

Urey, identified by the Donetsk authorities as a “mercenary”, died on July 10 due to “chronic illnesses and a depressed psychological state”, however, “acute coronary insufficiency, complicated by pulmonary edema and cerebral”

According to the Ombudsman, Urey was taken prisoner in April while trying to cross a checkpoint controlled by DPR troops. In contrast, other British voices claim that Urey was working independently in Ukraine as a humanitarian aid volunteer.

The news soon aroused criticism from London, which summoned the Russian ambassador, Andrei Kelin, and, in the words of Foreign Minister Liz Truss, warned that Russia “must fully answer” for what happened.

Right now two other British citizens, Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin, are sentenced to death after being accused of collaborating with the Ukrainian forces, and two more, Dylan Healy and Andrew Hill, have been charged.