Russian forces capture former British soldier fighting for Ukraine in Kursk: report

Russian forces captured a erstwhile British Army worker who was warring with Ukrainian troops successful the Kursk region, according to reports connected Monday.

In a video, the captive of warfare was sitting connected a seat with his manus restrained arsenic helium identified himself arsenic 22-year-old James Scott Rhys Anderson.

Russia’s Tass quality bureau reported connected Monday that Russian information officials confirmed a British mercenary had been captured successful the Kursk area.

"I was successful the British Army before, from 2019 to 2023, 22 Signal Regiment," Anderson told Russian authorities portion being recorded. "Just a private. I was a signalman. One Signal Brigade, 22 Signal Regiment, 252 Squadron."

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Former British Army worker James Scott Rhys Anderson was reportedly captured by Russian forces successful the Kursk portion portion warring for Ukraine. (Credit: East2West)

He expressed regret for joining Ukraine successful its combat against Russia, explaining helium had astir mislaid everything.

When helium near the military, helium got fired from his occupation and applied connected the International Legion (of Ukraine) webpage.

"I had conscionable mislaid everything. I conscionable mislaid my job. My dada was distant successful prison. I spot it connected the TV," Anderson said portion shaking his head. "It was a anserine idea."

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Former British Army worker James Scott Rhys Anderson was reportedly captured by Russian forces successful the Kursk portion portion warring for Ukraine. (Credit: East2West)

The International Legion for Defense of Ukraine was created astatine the petition of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy aft Russia’s full-scale penetration of the state successful February 2022.

The Associated Press reported that the Legion is simply a portion of Ukraine’s crushed forces that chiefly consists of overseas volunteers.

Anderson reportedly served arsenic an teacher for Ukrainian troops and was deployed to the Kursk portion against his will.

In the video, helium said his commandant took his worldly — passport, telephone and different items — and ordered him to spell to the Kursk region.

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"I don’t privation to beryllium here," Anderson said. 

The AP could not independently verify the report, but if confirmed, it said this could beryllium 1 of the archetypal publically known cases of a Western nationalist getting captured connected Russian ungraded portion fighting for Ukraine.

The U.K. Embassy successful Moscow told the ligament officials were "supporting the household of a British antheral pursuing reports of his detention" though nary different details were provided.

Anderson’s father, Scott Anderson, told Britain’s Daily Mail that his son’s Ukrainian commandant informed him the young antheral had been captured.

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The elder Anderson besides said his lad served successful the British subject for 4 years, worked arsenic a constabulary custody officer, and past went to Ukraine to fight. He told the insubstantial helium tried to person his lad not to articulation the Ukrainian military, and present fears for his safety.

"I’m hoping he’ll beryllium utilized arsenic a bargaining chip, but my lad told maine they torture their prisoners, and I’m truthful frightened he’ll beryllium tortured," helium told Britain’s Daily Mail.

While being questioned, the younger Anderson talked astir however helium got to Ukraine from Britain, saying helium flew to Krakow, Poland from London Luton. From there, helium took a autobus to Medyka successful Poland, which is connected the Ukrainian border.

Anderson’s seizure comes amid reports Russia is recruiting hundreds of Yemeni men to combat successful its warfare successful Ukraine by luring them to Russia nether mendacious pretenses successful coordination with the Houthi violent network, arsenic reported by the Financial Times.

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A elder Ukrainian defence authoritative told Fox News that Moscow is trying to impact arsenic galore overseas mercenaries arsenic imaginable successful its warfare against Ukraine, whether from its allies oregon proxies successful poor, impoverished countries.

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense likewise confirmed the study to Fox News and said, "Russi[a] has escalated this warfare doubly recently. First, erstwhile they brought North Korean fighters, and second, erstwhile they utilized [a] ballistic rocket successful Ukraine."

Fox News Digital’s Caitlin McFall and Nana Sajaia, arsenic good arsenic The Associated Press contributed to this report.