British prisoner James Scott Rhys Anderson, captured while fighting for Ukraine, was paraded on Russian state media under duress. He faces up to 30 years in prison and potential torture, with his family fearing the worst.
Russia today displayed British prisoner of war James Scott Rhys Anderson , 22, on state-controlled media where he was threatened with up to 30 years in a penal colony. Anderson, formerly in the UK army, had been captured while fighting for Ukraine in Russia 's Kursk region. He admitted to being coached on what to say and expressed regret for defying his family's warnings, fearing a long jail sentence and potential torture.
Anderson said he was paid as a mercenary fighting for Ukraine, with specific details about his earnings revealed during the interrogation
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