Russian forces have reportedly captured a British man while he was fighting for Ukraine.
In a widely circulated video posted on Sunday, the man says his name is James Scott Rhys Anderson, aged 22.
He says he is a former British Army soldier who signed up to fight for Ukraine's International Legion after his job.
He is dressed in army fatigues and speaks with an English accent as he says to camera: "I was in the British Army before, from 2019 to 2023, 22 Signal Regiment."
He tells the camera he was "just a private", "a signalman" in "One Signal Brigade, 22 Signal Regiment, 252 Squadron".
"When I left… got fired from my job, I applied on the International Legion webpage. I had just lost everything. I just lost my job," he said.
"My dad was away in prison, I see it on the TV," he added, shaking his head. "It was a stupid idea."
In a second video, he is shown with his hands tied and at one point, with tape over his eyes.
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He describes how he had travelled to Ukraine from Britain, saying: "I flew to Krakow, Poland, from London Luton. Bus from there to Medyka in Poland, on the Ukraine border."
Russian state news agency Tass reported that a military source said a "UK mercenary" had been "taken prisoner in the Kursk area" of Russia.
The UK Foreign Office said it was "supporting the family of a British man following reports of his detention".
The Ministry of Defence has declined to comment at this stage.
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