A 22-year-old Briton has been captured by the Russians in Kursk.

Headline: Russian troops are holding a British soldier who was on the side of Ukraine

In the Kursk region, Russian troops detained a 22-year-old citizen of the United Kingdom who voluntarily joined the Ukrainian army, reports the BBC.

The UK Foreign Office has confirmed the detention of its citizen and stated that it will do everything possible to assist him and his family.

The father of the captive said that his son was convinced of the correctness of his decision and voluntarily went to war. The family is worried about their son's fate in Russian captivity.

«I hope he will be exchanged. But my son told me that they torture their captives there, and I am very afraid of that,» said the father of the captive - Scott Anderson.

Russian propagandists have also released a video in which James talks about his service in the British army from 2019 to 2023.

Second Headline: Other countries have also lost their servicemen in the struggle for Ukraine

A soldier from the United Kingdom, Callum Tindall-Draper, died while defending a observation point in November. The details of his death are unknown. Prior to joining the Ukrainian resistance, Tindall-Draper received military training and worked in the UK's National Health Service.

A soldier from Poland, Tomasz Siękala, has also died after joining the International Territorial Defense of Ukraine. He died in early July in the Luhansk region.

Earlier, reports were received about the death of Estonian soldier Martin Jäger, who fought for Ukraine in the Kharkiv region.

In early August, a Finnish volunteer Ville Mykkänen also died in battles in Luhansk. He became the fifth Finn to lose his life for Ukraine.