🏴 Capture

Russian forces captured James Scott Rhys Anderson, a former British soldier fighting for Ukraine in Russia's Kursk Oblast.

Kursk Oblast
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Kyiv Independent UNIAN

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Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian forces captured James Scott Rhys Anderson, a former British soldier fighting for Ukraine in Russia's Kursk Oblast

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

Stanislav Buniakov, commander of a squad from the 24th Separate Assault Brigade 'Aidar', reported that North Koreans were beginning to be sent to combat positions in Kursk Oblast.

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Extracted: 2026-03-21T05:26:30.728Z

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