Russian propagandists parade another captured British fighter on TV

Russian propagandists parade another captured British fighter on TV after being ‘shot and beaten’ – as three international volunteers from America, the UK and Denmark are killed in two days

• Andrew Hill, a father of four from Plymouth, has appeared on Kremlin state TV
• The fighter appeared severely wounded, with bandages on his head and arm
• His capture comes after fellow Brit Scott Sibley was named as first UK casualty

Another wounded British fighter has been paraded on Kremlin TV after being captured by the Russians in Ukraine.

Andrew Hill, a father of four from Plymouth, appeared severely injured and bloodied with a head bandage and his left arm in a sling.

The fighter said on camera he had received first aid for a gunshot wound from Russian soldiers.

His capture follows the killings of multiple international volunteers, with Scott Sibley, a 36-year-old veteran of the British armed forces who served in the Commando Logistic Support Squadron in Afghanistan, has been named as the first UK casualty in Ukraine.

US citizen Willy Joseph Cancel, a 22-year-old former Marine, was also killed, along with a Danish citizen.

Andrew Hill has been paraded on Kremlin TV after being captured by the Russians in Ukraine

The fighter said on camera he had received first aid for a gunshot wound from Russian soldiers

Looking weak and fearing for his safety, Hill was subjected to an interrogation on Rossiya 1 state TV.

In the exchanges, he was asked about his home and family life by the interrogators, confirming he was from Plymouth.

It comes after Russian sources published a list of what they claim are 100 British ‘mercenaries’ fighting in Ukraine, including the name of one woman. 

The names do not include British fighters recently detained by the Russians in Mariupol.

The UK’s Foreign Office confirmed that British national Sibley had been killed in Ukraine and the whereabouts of a second Briton is unknown.

It is thought that the two men had been fighting against Russian fighters after joining Ukrainian soldiers as volunteers, but this remains unconfirmed.

Friends of Sibley, fondly nicknamed Sibs, have paid tribute to the veteran, who is believed to have died on 23 April, and set up a GoFundMe page to raise money for his funeral.

Scott Sibley, a veteran of the British armed forces, was named as the first Briton to have died fighting in Ukraine

Willy Joseph Cancel (above), 22, of Orange County New York, was killed while fighting alongside Ukrainian forces after the private security firm he worked for sent him to war

‘Scott was a son, father, brother and uncle,’ his friend Craig wrote on the page. ‘To me he was a friend like no other and the bravest person I’ve had the pleasure to have known, he was as good as a brother to me.

‘His life may have been cut short but he lived to the full and did things the Sibs way, right until the end.’

Another fundraising page set up for Sibley’s relatives described his ‘infectious laugh’, adding: ‘We all have memories with him and he has helped us in different ways.’

Sibley leaves behind his daughter who was diagnosed with stage 4 high risk Neuroblastoma, a rare form of cancer that mostly affects young children.

Earlier this month, Britons Aiden Aslin, 28, and Shaun Pinner, 48, were captured by Russian forces and have since been paraded on Russian state media where they pleaded to be swapped for a pro-Kremlin prisoner.

Shaun Pinner (left) and Aiden Aslin (right), who had been serving in the Ukrainian marines, were captured by Putin’s troops in the city of Mariupol earlier this month

Aslin and Shaun Pinner last week asked on Russian state television for UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to intervene and ensure they were exchanged for Vladimir Putin’s ally Viktor Medvedchuk, who is being held by Ukrainian authorities.

Pinner is a former Royal Anglian soldier and has made clear he considers Ukraine his second country, where he married.

The UK’s Foreign Enlistment Act blocks citizens from joining foreign militaries fighting countries at peace with Britain, and the government’s foreign secretary and defence minister have warned against Britons fighting in Ukraine after the war began in late February.

Just days after the invasion on February 24, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss was criticised after she said she would ‘absolutely’ support Britons who chose to help the war effort.

Friends of Sibley, fondly nicknamed Sibs, have paid tribute to the veteran, who is believed to have died on 23 April, and set up a GoFundMe page to raise money for his funeral. Sibley served in the British Army’s Commando Logistic Support Squadron

‘People can make their own decisions,’ she said. ‘The people of Ukraine are fighting for freedom and democracy, not just for Ukraine, but for the whole of Europe. Absolutely, if people want to support that struggle, I would support them in doing that.’

The UK Government website warns: ‘If you travel to Ukraine to fight, or to assist others engaged in the conflict, your activities may amount to offences against UK legislation and you could be prosecuted on your return to the UK.’

At the outset of the invasion, Ukraine encouraged foreigners to offer their support. President Zelensky has claimed 16,000 foreigners have travelled to Ukraine to resist the Russians.

In March, groups of British men gathered outside the Ukrainian embassy in London to offer their support.

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