British aid worker Paul Urey who was captured by pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine has died in detention, Kremlin media has claimed.
Mr Urey, a father-of-two originally from Warrington, had gone to Ukraine without telling his daughters earlier this year to provide aid to locals caught up in the war. He travelled independently of any organisation and was not working for a charity while there, but had been in contact with NGO Presidium Network.
Dominik Bryne of the Presidium Network helped raised the alarm about Mr Urey's capture on April 25 when messages from him stopped and a woman he had been trying to help began getting 'strange messages' from his phone. Dylan Healy, a fellow Briton who had also been in contact with the charity, is thought to have been captured with him as the pair tried to cross a Russian checkpoint.
Ten days after his capture, Mr Urey appeared on Russian state TV to denounce the UK government as 'corrupt' and blast British media for misrepresenting the war.
'He did not fight in Ukraine. He was an employee of a humanitarian organisation,' the group said - without naming the organisation. He travelled independently of any organisation and was not working for a charity while there, but had been in contact with NGO Presidium Network.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11016991/British-aid-worker-captured-separatists-Ukraine-died-custody-Russia-claims.html
the Presidium network has also partnered with 3 other international organisations who helped with the efforts in Afghanistan and other crisis zones. This has created a coalition called the Joint Humanitarian Operations Centre. This coalition aims to work with local NGOs private organisations and individuals in crisis zones to help create efficient logistic supply chains, as well as have locals run the operations. The companies are:
Smart SBC is a Swedish organisation that specialises in humanitarian logistics and technology as well as long term infrastructure. They have deployed in Afghanistan, Ukraine, and Africa.
Ospreys Global, is an organisation from the US that specialises in humanitarian medical supplies and logistics.
Shoulder2Shoulder, again based in the US, is a charity that supports evacuations from crisis points.
Something going on here, working with an NGOs that specialize in evacuations from crisis zones.
https://www.presidiumnetwork.com/press-johc.php