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Russia jails Briton 19 years for fighting for Ukraine

Russian investigators said Wednesday that a British man captured fighting on Ukraine's side during its offensive in Russia's Kursk region has been sentenced to 19 years behind bars. Russia's Investigative Committee said in a s

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Published 5 March 2025, 8:00 · Updated 18:14

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Russia jails Briton 19 years for fighting for Ukraine

AFP | Moscow, Russia
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Russian investigators said Wednesday that a British man captured fighting on Ukraine's side during its offensive in Russia's Kursk region has been sentenced to 19 years behind bars.

Russia's Investigative Committee said in a statement that James Scott Rhys Anderson was found guilty of a "terrorist act" and acting as a mercenary, after he was captured while fighting in the Kursk region in November.

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