Hayden Davies, 30, was sentenced to 13 years in a maximum security prison camp after being convicted of being a paid mercenary, Russian prosecutors said.
Hayden Davies, 30, was tried by a court in Russian-occupied Donetsk on Thursday, Russia's Prosecutor General said, and sentenced to 13 years in a maximum security prison camp.
When asked if he pleaded guilty to the charge against him, Mr Davies said "yeah" and nodded his head.
It was not clear if Mr Davies was speaking under duress.
He said in the video that he had travelled to Ukraine to join the International Legion which paid him $400-500 a month.
Mr Davies is reported to have served in the British army and was born in Southampton.
Source: https://news.sky.com/story/a-britis...ine-is-jailed-for-13-years-by-russia-13485164
Hayden Davies, 30, was tried by a court in Russian-occupied Donetsk on Thursday, Russia's Prosecutor General said, and sentenced to 13 years in a maximum security prison camp.
When asked if he pleaded guilty to the charge against him, Mr Davies said "yeah" and nodded his head.
It was not clear if Mr Davies was speaking under duress.
He said in the video that he had travelled to Ukraine to join the International Legion which paid him $400-500 a month.
Mr Davies is reported to have served in the British army and was born in Southampton.
Source: https://news.sky.com/story/a-britis...ine-is-jailed-for-13-years-by-russia-13485164
