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A British man was captured while fighting for Ukraine in Russia’s Kursk region, Russian state media reported.
Russian state media TASS said the man was 22-year-old James Scott Rhys Anderson, a former British soldier, citing a military source.
Britain’s Foreign Office confirmed it was “assisting the family of a British man following reports of his detention”.
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In a video circulating on Russian media, the man identifies himself as James Scott Rhys Anderson and says he previously fought in the British army before flying to Poland and taking a bus to the Ukrainian border.
It is not clear whether he spoke under duress.
The man says he was born in May 2002.
He sits in front of a dark background and appears to be answering questions about his background and why he chose to fight for Ukraine.
The video is heavily edited, with sharp cuts in various places.
People of various nationalities, often ex-soldiers, fought against Russian forces in the Ukrainian International Legion, reinforcing Kiev’s armed forces in the conflict.
Kiev launched an incursion into Russia’s Kursk region in August, surprising Moscow and even its own allies.
At the time, it was said that the operation was necessary because Russia was planning a new attack on Ukraine from that region.
It said the aim was to create a “buffer zone” to prevent future cross-border attacks.
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The Kursk Offensive was the first land invasion of Russia by a foreign power since World War II.
Earlier this month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia had deployed nearly 50,000 troops to Kursk in response.
A US official told CNN that Russia has amassed a large force of tens of thousands in the region, including recently arrived North Korean troops.
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