Captured Briton John Harding appears in video in Ukraine

A British man has been shown in a video appealing for help from Boris Johnson, while appearing to be held captive by pro-Russian separatists in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic in eastern Ukraine.

It understood Mr Harding was captured in May when Ukrainian units he was fighting with at the Azovstal steelworks were forced to surrender. The units had been defending the south-eastern city of Mariupol at the time. Friends and family of Mr Harding have confirmed to the BBC it was him in the video, and his family are being supported by the Foreign Office.

The DPR court is not internationally recognised. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has called the death sentences a "sham judgement with absolutely no legitimacy".

WTF was he doing there in the first place.

Most likely and totally deserved. What these morons are thinking when they are deciding to become mercenaries? A medal, handshake from demented Zelensky, land, mule, and 40 virgins?

It's not a 'Russian proxy court' it's the court of the DPR/LPR, independent states. Harding fought for Azov National Guard Nazis who held civilians as human shields in Avostal steelworks! Sean Pinner was same

You made your bed.!

“The Geneva Conventions declare that mercenaries are not recognized as legitimate combatants and do not have to be granted the same legal protections as captured service personnel of the armed forces.” Took a risk and will pay the price now.

Yep, crying for help. LizTruss, when will start to help British people abroad?

Playing wars for the wrong side

Real ‘up yours woke moralists’ vibes in this picture

thank you British people for your support! You were the first in the fight against Hitler, now you are one of the first to help defeat the new evil.

Goodbye John.

Mercenaries are paid assassins.

There was absolutely no mention in your article on Harding, earlier this year, that he was a medic. Yet in your current reports he is referred to as such. An obvious device to garner more sympathy for a mercenary.

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I wonder if he is having second thoughts?

I find it difficult to have any sympathy with these lunatics who go abroad to involve themselves in other people’s wars then expect the government to rescue them.

Mey be old video

The government needs to make it clear to people who do this sort of thing that they’ll receive no help. We can’t have our government held hostage every time some idiot goes adventuring in a foreign war

I don't think laws of war applies to Mercenaries. Mercenaries know in advance what they are getting into, it is something they get into voluntarily.

Oh well! It was his decision to go there!

ISIS of Ukraine..

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