Russia jails UK man for 19 years for fighting for Ukraine

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The Second Western District Military Court in Kursk heard the case behind closed doors.
The Moscow Times
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James Scott Rhys Anderson, 22, had been charged with terrorist and mercenary offences and was found guilty after a closed trial.
Sky News
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Anderson will serve 15 years of his sentence in a high-security penal colony.
Guardian
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Ukrainian troops broke across the border into Kursk region on August 6 last year, and still hold some territory there seven months later, despite attempts by Russian forces to eject them.
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Father of British ex-soldier, 22, who was 'captured by Putin's forces while fighting for Ukraine on Russia soil' says he's terrified he'll be tortured in captivity after he was paraded on TV | Daily Mail Online
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