Two aid workers held by Russian forces in Ukraine

Two British volunteers providing humanitarian assistance in Ukraine have been captured by the Russian military, an aid organization has said, Report informs, citing the BBC.

They were said to be trying to rescue a family from a village south of Zaporizhzhia at the time of their capture.

Presidium Network's founder, Dominic Byrne, told the BBC it had taken the men six hours of negotiation to get through the last Ukrainian checkpoint and into Russian territory, where they were detained.

Mr. Byrne said he was making an appeal on behalf of the captured men "to get the support we need from the UK government and from the international community, as well as on the ground."