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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Shaun Walker in Kyiv and Ben Quinn

UK government vows to do all it can to help Briton captured by Russia

James Scott Rhys Anderson in military fatigues holding a woollen item with union jack flag design
Two videos of a man who identified himself as James Scott Rhys Anderson surfaced on Russian Telegram channels over the weekend. Photograph: Telegram

The UK government has promised to do all it can to assist a former British soldier fighting for Ukraine who has been taken prisoner by the Russian army.

Two videos of a man who identified himself as James Scott Rhys Anderson surfaced on Russian Telegram channels over the weekend. They featured interrogation of a bearded man in military fatigues, who had his hands tied and spoke slowly in English to give details from his biography, including that he served as a signalman in the British army between 2019 and 2023. Anderson is 22, according to the date of birth he gave in the video.

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