Roman Abramovich gave iPhones to Britons to call their families after their release from Russian captivity

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They landed in Britain in the early hours of Thursday morning, after being captured by Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine in April. Mr Abramovich provided all of the men with iPhones so they could contact family members at home during their flight from Russia to Saudi Arabia.

Ms Pinner says her son doesn't regret being on the frontline:"He's always liked the army life, and the feeling you're making a difference."Similarly to Mr Pinner, Mr Harding had also been in Ukraine for four years.

His sister, Denise Harding, told Sky News his family is completely"overwhelmed" to have him back home.During the time he was held in captivity, Ms Harding says she was"absolutely shattered".Ms Harding said when she was informed that her brother would be flown back home:"It didn't feel real, until I saw him in the hotel room.That was the moment when she also realised just"how much damage they've done".

Prior to this ordeal, Mr Harding had been planning to go and live with another family member in California. However, Ms Harding says"everything has changed", the priority is to ensure that Mr Harding makes a full recovery.

 

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They shouldn’t have been there in the first place!!

Abramavich gets straight onto the UK airports wifi to move his funds around.....he wasnt here just for the love of it.....

The shitty comments of the woke left on here are vomit-worthy! Fact is he’s done SOMETHING to help them…

If course, they caught them red-handed trying to kill the defenders and civilians in the Donbass. They're lucky or they wouldn't be alive today as many of these mercenaries are now dead.

Still a Russian with Ukraine blood on his hands

Are you sure they were not bugged?

Saint Roman

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Hopefully there days of travelling the world to kill people in foreign conflicts is over.

Thanks to the corrupt Tories he was given enough time to relocate his money out of the U.K. before sanctions were imposed, a few iPhones is a gesture that’ll be called on once he can redeposit his money in the City of London.

Why do you say letting them go is the wrong thing? Escalate yourself before you escalate others.

Thank God for Russian Busby😂😂

The fact you think a billionaire buying a few cell phones is newsworthy is why no one thinks you are legitimate.

And why should we feel grateful to him? Has he fought to stop Putin's war or did he spend a few k to buy some phones? He's a billionaire. Buying 20 iPhones is a joke

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Does Abramovitch own Sky ? All these stories whiewashing Putins pal are disgusting.

When he lands jail the English prick

He did you a favour. In the future maybe think again before fighting with the neo Nazis.

Hopefully Shaun's days of killing people in foreign disputes are over.

Condemn putin and we might believe you

What a joke. Who is he trying to convince?

iPhone Blood edition.

RhonddaBryant anything to say on this? How many did you save in Iraq, a war you voted for?

The UK should open its doors to fleeing Russians. We’re a very unpopulated country in need of migrants to fill up our hotels.

Do Iphones track you?

Lol, yes of course, rehabilitate your oligarchs.

Big spender

I would love to see exactly how Abramovich was linked to the Putin regime, because he doesn’t seem that close to them, he’s been poisoned, he’s tried securing peace, he’s helping out POW’s.

Someone in Sky News is a Chelsea fan who can't come to terms with the end of the Abramovich glory days. Sad.

My man.

Thank you.

Has he condemned Putin yet?

Item placed by Roman's PR team Roman isn't called ' a Putin wallet' for no reason.

If you listen to some of the interviews, these guys clearly have mental health issues and shouldn’t have gone in the first place.

Rehabilitating your Russian Oligarch overboard, are you Sky News?

Trying to improve his PR because he has links to Putin? Have to try harder than this. I wonder how long it'll be before he asks for the phones back

Not at all so that communications can be monitored... The Russians wouldn't do such a thing.. I know what I would be saying in response to the offer

Is there polonium in them?

Not too sure the FCDOGovUK will allow those phones into the debrief room😉

Seriously SkyNews, that's your headline?! If you think Putin's oligarch Abramovich will buy an indulgence this way, then think again... iPhones... honestly... 🤮

Fools for going there in the first place 🙈🙈🙈😂😂😂😂🤟✌️

Smells like P.R

With a direct connection to the Kremlin?

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It looks like no one else was willing to offer o phone set to them. Stop disseminating nonsense that abramovich is a decent man. He is putin’s banker and as such he also is a criminal.

Putins agent! Just like Johnson.

Anyone know if you can bug an iPhone?

Roman should be saving his money now, he will have f*ckall left by Christmas 🎄 at this rate 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Thank you.

So Sky is now taking material direct from his PR company? Did he pay for the spot or was it a favour?

Such a nice fella isn't he

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