Ex-British soldier captured by Putin in Ukraine jailed in Russian prison for at least two months

James Scott Rhys Anderson, 22, is accused of being progressive successful the “armed formations of Ukraine, illegally crossed the State borderline of Russia and participating successful hostilities successful the Kursk region”

A erstwhile British solider captured by Vladimir Putin successful Ukraine has been jailed successful a Russian situation for astatine slightest 2 months amid fears helium "could beryllium torturted."

James Scott Rhys Anderson, 22, is accused of being progressive successful the “armed formations of Ukraine, illegally crossed the State borderline of Russia and participating successful hostilities successful the Kursk region”.

“By a ruling of the Leninsky District Court of Kursk of 25.11.2024, a preventive measurement successful the signifier of remand successful custody was chosen successful respect of James Scott Rhys Anderson, a national of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a autochthonal of Banbury, Oxfordshire, who is suspected of committing a acceptable of peculiarly superior offences that airs a peculiar information to society,” said a statement. It is believed helium has been remanded for 2 months initially.

Anderson is reported to person crawled retired with “tears successful his eyes” aft his Ukrainian comrades were killed claimed Black Sea Fleet marines. His begetter had expressed the fearfulness "he could beryllium tortured."

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