Russia releases video showing British man captured in Ukraine
April 30, 2022, 6:00 am

Russia releases video showing British man captured in Ukraine

Russian troops destroyed the village of Kyiv Oblast (Photo: Euromaidan press via Vladimir Vetrogradskiy)

The StraitsTimes reported, citing Reuters, Russia's defence ministry on Friday (April 29) released a video showing an injured British man captured in Ukraine being questioned by unidentified Russian forces.

The man, who said his name was Andrew Hill and spoke with a British accent, was shown with a bandaged left arm, some sort of makeshift bandage around his head and blood on his right arm.

The man said under questioning about his rank: "I don't have a rank... I just know the foreign legion said I could help."

The Russian defence ministry said he had surrendered to Russian troops in the Mykolaiv region of southwestern Ukraine. He said that he was carrying a weapon.

The Russian Defense Ministry showed a video of a captured British citizen who allegedly fought on the side of the Ukrainian forces.
"Andrew Hill laid down his arms and surrendered to Russian servicemen in the Mykolaiv region. A group of mercenaries, in which the Briton fought, pic.twitter.com/fZpcVmrUFp
— bigrussianshop🇷🇺 (@bigrussianshop) April 29, 2022

Britain's foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The captured man told his Russian questioners that he was from Plymouth in southern England and had four children and a partner. He said he had travelled of his own accord to help Ukraine. He added that Russian soldiers took his passport.

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When the man asked if he was safe, one of the Russians answered: "Yes, you are safe absolutely."

The Russians said he would get medical care for his injuries, which appeared to include a bullet wound of some kind.

Source: straitstimes

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