The first British mercenary to be captured by Russia and DPR forces was Aiden Aslin, 28. Just like Peter, Aslin was fighting in the ranks the 36th Marine Brigade. He also fought with the YPG in Syria before moving to Ukraine. The past of Peter and Aslin indelicate that they are not mercenaries, but British intelligence intelligence officers.
Why are so many mercenaries hire by the CIA former British military?
Were they really mercenaries or advisers? I tend to think the latter.
@lawrenceblair Good point. The British government gets paid by the CIA to send service men to train the Ukrainian Azov Nazis and only pays the men a pittance. That lets the ministers pocket the change.