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The body of a British humanitarian worker who was captured by Putin's henchmen in April has been returned to Ukraine after suffering 'possible unspeakable torture.'
Paul Urey, 45, is reported to have died in Russian detention in July after having suffered 'illnesses' and 'stress.'
Ukraine's foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba announced on Wednesday that 'Russians' had returned Mr Urey's body to the nation.
But the corpse revealed signs of torture and was missing body parts, Ukrainian officials told The Sun.
Mr Kuleba condemned Russia's 'barbarism and heinous war crime' and promised to seek accountability for Mr Urey's death.
The body of a British humanitarian worker Paul Urey, who was captured by Putin's henchmen in April, has been returned to Ukraine after suffering 'possible unspeakable torture'
Mr Urey, of Warrington, Cheshire, was detained at a checkpoint in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine in April and was accused of being a mercenary.
The father-of-two was reported dead in July, over ten weeks after he had been in held captivity by separatists in the Donetsk region.
Russian officials alleged Mr Urey, who had type 1 diabetes and required insulin, had died due to chronic illness and depression.
However, upon receipt of his body, Ukrainian authorities suggest he was tortured, echoing prior claims made by the Briton's loved ones.
'Russians have returned the body of a British humanitarian worker Paul Urie whom they captured in April and reported dead due to “illnesses” and “stress” in July. With signs of possible unspeakable torture,' Mr Kuleba tweeted on Wednesday.
'Detaining and torturing civilians is barbarism and a heinous war crime.'
Officials noted that Mr Urey's body had suffered multiple cuts and severed body parts, the newspaper reported.
Mr Kuleba dded: 'I express my deepest condolences to relatives and close ones of Paul Urie. He was a brave man who dedicated
