Russia reportedly captures a Briton fighting for Ukraine as Russian troops advance

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Russia's military captured a British national fighting with Ukrainian troops who have occupied part of Russia's Kursk region, according to reports Monday, as Moscow began daylight drone attacks on civilian areas of Ukraine and its ground forces accelerated gains along parts of the front line.

Russia's military captured a British national fighting with Ukrainian troops who have occupied part of Russia's Kursk region, according to reports Monday, as Moscow began daylight drone attacks on civilian areas of Ukraine and its ground forces accelerated gains along parts of the front line.

Meanwhile, Ukraine's air force said Russia is adapting its drone tactics, as it fired 145 Shahed drones at Ukraine. Ukraine, meantime, continued its attacks on logistical targets inside Russia that support the Kremlin's war effort. The U.K. Embassy in Moscow said officials were "supporting the family of a British man following reports of his detention" but provided no further details.The soldier's father, Scott Anderson, told Britain's Daily Mail newspaper that his son's Ukrainian commander had informed him that the young man had been captured.

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