Russians accused of murdering Ukraine rebel on British soil

RUSSIANS murdered a man on British soil by torturing and burning him in his car, Ukrainian rebels have claimed.

Mikus Alps, 33, was reported missing from his Guernsey home last week. A shotgun and human remains were found in the Latvian’s burnt out car.

He was said to have been a member of a volunteer brigade trying to expel Russian troops from the Crimea.

Andriy Gergert, a Ukrainian Volunteer Army commander, wrote on Facebook: “He was tortured and burnt in the car he used for the military needs of the battalion... I have no doubt that this was the Muscovites.”

Patrick Rice, Guernsey’s head of law enforcement, said that a “sombre” letter purporting to be from Mr Alps had been handed in, adding: “There is no concrete evidence at this stage linking his involvement with this movement to his car being found burnt out.”