The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Russia to ensure the non-imposition of the death penalty against two Britons captured during the hostilities on the side of Ukraine.

The ECtHR decided to apply interim measures in the cases of Pinner v. Russia and Ukraine and Aslin v. Russia and Ukraine against two British citizens who are members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, who surrendered to Russian troops during hostilities and were sentenced to death. the so-called "Donetsk People's Republic".

"Under Rule 39 (interim measures) of the Rules, the Court ordered, inter alia, that the Government of the Russian Federation must ensure that the death penalty imposed on the applicants is not carried out; ensure adequate conditions of their detention; and provide them with the necessary medical care and medication," the court said in its decision.

The court also ordered the Ukrainian government to ensure, as far as possible, that the applicants' rights under the European Convention on Human Rights are respected.

On June 9, Russian state media reported that two British citizens, 28-year-old Aiden Aslin and 48-year-old Sean Pinner, were put on trial in Russian-controlled territory in Donetsk, where they were found guilty of hiring and committing acts aimed at seizing power and overthrowing the so-called constitutional order of the unrecognized pseudo-republic "DPR."

In addition to Aslin and Pinner, Moroccan citizen Brahim Saadoun was also convicted.

Great Britain, the USA, Ukraine and a number of other states and organizations condemned the verdict.

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss stated that the British government is "working hard" to secure the release of the two Britons sentenced to death after being captured in Ukraine.