{"id":18726,"date":"2024-11-25T00:14:55","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T00:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=18726"},"modified":"2024-11-25T00:14:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T00:14:55","slug":"british-man-captured-while-fighting-with-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=18726","title":{"rendered":"British man captured while fighting with Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A British man has been captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine, according to reports. <\/p>\n

In a video circulating online, a man dressed in military clothing identifies himself as James Scott Rhys Anderson, 22, and says he formerly served in the British Army. <\/p>\n

Russian state news agency Tass quotes a military source saying that what they call a “UK mercenary” had been “taken prisoner in the Kursk area” of Russia, part of which Ukraine has held since launching a surprise offensive in August.<\/p>\n

The Foreign Office said it was “supporting the family of a British man following reports of his detention”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In the video, first posted to the Telegram messaging platform, Mr Anderson tells a man questioning him from behind a camera that he served as a private in the British Army from 2019 to 2023.<\/p>\n

He says he joined the Ukraine’s International Legion – a military unit made up of foreign volunteers – after losing his job and seeing reports on television about the war. <\/p>\n

He says he flew to Krakow in Poland from Luton and travelled from there by bus to the Ukrainian border. <\/p>\n

Ukraine launched a surprise attack into Kursk on 6 August, advancing up to 18 miles (29km) and taking control of around 1,000 square kilometres<\/a> of Russian territory. <\/p>\n

Russia has deployed some 50,000 troops to the region, and has begun retaking territory<\/a> amid fierce fighting. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Source: <\/em> www.bbc.com\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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