I will die for Putin' – says British man who fights for Russia and was disowned (Video)
A British mercenary fighting for Russia in Ukraine has said he is willing to die for “the cause”.
Ben Stimson, 48, and Aiden Minnis, 37, fled to the Donetsk region to join Vladimir Putin's forces and published a video boasting about it.
But in a new movement, Minnis says he is willing to die for the cause.
He said his fellow soldiers are his brothers, adding: “I trust them and I will die for them.” They proved their worth and helped me a lot.
'We understand each other. Some pidgin English and pidgin Russian and sign language. It's done.
Minnis' mother, Tina, didn't know her son was fighting for the Russians and says she had no contact with her son for years after disowning him.
They are the first two British men known to be fighting for Putin, with Stimson, from Oldham, Manchester, saying in the video: 'Each man makes his choice… many of us foreign volunteers chose to come to this side. side, to the Russian side.
Minnis is a former National Front member and convicted criminal from Chippenham, Wiltshire, and is believed to have joined Stimson after the outbreak of war in Ukraine.
He has several charges, ranging from dangerous driving, causing the death of two people, racist attack and beating a homeless man.
He was arrested upon arriving back in the UK and was jailed for five years.
The British mercenary's claims come at a time when a former British Army commander criticized the two Britons as a “disgrace” for taking up arms against Ukraine.
Former British Army commander Colonel Richard Kemp told the Mirror:
“These two are an absolute disgrace and are traitors who, upon returning to the UK, should be arrested and jailed.
'These two traitors clearly don't know who the enemy is.'
Stimson first went to Ukraine in 2015, when he fought alongside Russian separatists in the Donbass region.
Before leaving again for Russia, he posted: 'I'm ready to go now, bags packed. I just hope that the British police don't arrest me and make up or distort things to frame me for something that doesn't exist.
He was arrested upon arriving at Manchester airport but was still allowed to fly to Moscow via Istanbul.
Stimson's father Martin, 76, has rejected his son since 2016
Martin said of his mercenary son: 'I stopped him. Before I interrupted him, he was in Moscow. I have been caring for Ben on and off for years and years. He's alone now. He's 48 now and can do whatever he wants.
“He has been a constant concern. I want some peace at my age. You never know what he'll do next.
🇬🇧😂 BRIT BITE BACK AFTER UK MEDIA CLAIM HE'S 'TRAITOR': Ben Stimson has some harsh words for the Daily Mail 'rag' after he claims he's 'pathetic' for fighting with the forces Russians (photo on the right):
Can you tell your journalists to do real journalism, please? I really feel for ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/d9WJ2BQLGt
— Pistis Sophia (@_PistisSophia) March 27, 2024
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