A 22-year-old British former soldier, James Scott Rhys Anderson, has been captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine in the Kursk region. His family confirmed the news after a video surfaced online showing Anderson paraded in front of cameras by Kremlin-backed sources. Anderson's father expressed his fear for his son's safety, stating that he believes Anderson could be tortured.
A British former soldier has been captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine in Kursk, his family confirmed tonight. The soldier, James Scott Rhys Anderson, was paraded in front of the cameras and a short video clip published by Kremlin-backed sources online. The 22-year-old’s father told the Daily Mail he was in ‘complete shock’ to discover his son’s fate and said he fears he will be tortured.
Scott Anderson, 41, said he and other family members had begged his son not to go to Ukraine before he joined up around eight months ago. But he said his son would not be dissuaded because ‘he thought what he was doing was right’. He said: ‘I’m hoping he’ll be used as a bargaining chip but my son told me they torture their prisoners and I’m so frightened he’ll be tortured.’ Speaking at the family home in Banbury, Oxfordshire, Mr Anderson Sr added he had been due to come home for Christmas in only a few weeks’ time. The father-of-four said: ‘We spoke on WhatsApp almost every day until he went on his most recent operation. He was acting as a signalman. James Scott Rhys Anderson appeared in the footage with an unkempt beard. Mr Anderson was paraded in front of the cameras and a short video clip published by Kremlin-backed sources online James Anderson with his father Scott Anderson. The 41-year-old said he and other family members had begged his son not to go to Ukraine before he joined up around eight months ago James with his sister. He had been in the Army for four years, having gone to Army Foundation College as a 17-year-old ‘James last came home only a month and a half ago. He said his Ukrainian commander had made a promise that he’d contact me if he was ever killed or captured. ‘When he called me and sent the video I was in complete shock and in tears. I could see straight away it was him. He looks frightened, scared and worried. ‘I didn’t want him to go. I did try to persuade him not to go - my whole family tried to persuade hi
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