British Soldier's Harsh Russian Prison Ordeal

Summary

Hayden Davies, a former British soldier, is serving a fifteen-year sentence in a Russian prison colony, convicted of mercenaryism despite the UK governments claim he was a volunteer in the Ukrainian armys foreign legion. His sentence was recently extended by two years. Davies, injured on the front lines, described his escape and self-treatment in letters …

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Hayden Davies, a former British soldier, is serving a fifteen-year sentence in a Russian prison colony, convicted of mercenaryism despite the UK governments claim he was a volunteer in the Ukrainian armys foreign legion. His sentence was recently extended by two years. Davies, injured on the front lines, described his escape and self-treatment in letters to the BBC. He was held in solitary confinement for a year before being moved to a shared cell. Feeling abandoned, he expressed frustration ove

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