A British former soldier has been captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine in Kursk, his family confirmed tonight.
The ‘mercenary’ fighter, 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…
