[Washington Examiner] The Russian Armed Forces captured a former British army soldier fighting on behalf of Ukraine.A Russian Telegram user posted two videos of the interrogation of 22-year-old James Scott Rhys Anderson. In the interrogation, Anderson portrayed himself as an uninspired recruit, saying he had only joined the Ukrainian International Legion after being fired from the U.K. army.
"I was in the British Army before, from 2019 to 2023, 22 Signal Regiment. Just a private, I was a signalman. One Signal Brigade, 22 Signal Regiment, 252 Squadron," he said.
"So when I got fired from my job I applied on the International Legion webpage. I had just lost everything, I had just lost my job. My dad was away in prison. I see it on the TV," Anderson added while shaking his head. "It was a stupid idea."
He revealed that he had flown to Poland and crossed the border into Ukraine by land. He said that his commander abruptly sent him to Kursk after taking his passport and other possessions.
"I don’t want to be here," he said.
Russian milbloggers gloated over the capture.