UK Summons Russian Ambassador Over Reported Death of British Aid Worker

Undated handout file photo issued by Presidium Network of Paul Urey, who was reported to have been detained by Russian forces while working as a humanitarian aid volunteer in Ukraine. Downing Street has expressed alarm at reports that the British aid volunteer has died while being detained by Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine. Issue date: Friday July 15, 2022.

The UK’s Foreign Office summoned Russian ambassador Andrey Kelin on Friday following reports that a British aid volunteer died in detention.

Paul Urey, 45, died due to illnesses and stress, according to Daria Morozova, the Ombudsman of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR)—a Russian-backed separatist region in Ukraine that’s recognised by Russia, Syria, and North Korea.