Newark soldier Aiden Aslin fears from frontline in Ukraine invasion is imminent as his position is heavily shelled

A Newark man on the frontline in Ukraine said he believes it will be only a matter of days or even hours before Russia invades the country.

Aiden Aslin previously told the Advertiser that he was willing to fight and die if necessary in defence of Ukraine, his adopted country.

The situation intensified for Aiden as his unit came under direct shellfire from Russian 122m and 152mm artillery.

Aiden, 28, said: "The situation in Ukraine is only getting worse and I honestly do believe we are in fact a matter of days or even hours from a major conflict with Russia.

"These videos were taken from my frontline area. For the whole of Friday night Russian-backed forces shelled us along the entire frontline using 122mm and 152mm artillery.

"The situation is getting very bad.

"It's only a matter of time before the Grad rockets start working."

Aiden Aslin is one of three Brits serving in the trenches on the frontline between Russia and Ukraine.

Western leaders continue to predict the same desperate outcome while urging Russian President Vladimir Putin to de-escalate.

Putin has amassed as many as 130,000 troops on Russia and and Belarus' border with Ukraine.

Aiden, who can gain Ukrainian citizenship after three years of military service, has set an April date of marriage to his Ukrainian sweetheart, after which they hope to get a mortgage on an apartment in West Ukraine. But for now, thoughts of their future together rely on what Vladimir Putin does next.

The 28-year-old, whose family are back home in Newark, is a private in the Ukrainian Marine Corps, the Морська піхота України, part amphibious, part airborne. He and the other Brits were the first British Nationals to complete Ukrainian parachute training and earn their Jump wings to wear the coveted Ukrainian Marine beret.

His three-year enlistment was up last September but with conflict on the horizon, he re-enlisted. His home is around an hour's drive from the Russian border.

Aiden, who fought alongside the Kurds in Syria after quitting his job as a carer, said previously: "I've served for four years. Every soldier knows the responsibilities and dangers they face when they sign up, you go into this job knowing the dangers you will face.

"For myself I know if I'm captured I know I will be treated worse considering I'm British.

"We live three hours from the Crimean border so there's always the possibility that Russia might decide to push in that direction.

"Ukraine maybe at a disadvantage in regards to size and technology, but Ukraine won't make it easy for Russia and they will inflect a lot of casualties on them. It will be a very bloody conflict on both sides.

"If Ukraine fell, this would be a major victory for Russia and re-establish Vladimir Putin's position on the world stage."