Media: British mercenary in Ukraine was mistaken for a Russian spy and beaten

Ukrainian military capLONDON, Mar 10A British mercenary left Ukraine after being mistaken for a «Russian saboteur,» the Sun newspaper reported. According to the newspaper, former military medic Jason Hay arrived in Ukraine «at the beginning of last month.» According to the mercenary, he wanted to «do something good.» According to the mercenary, he and soldiers from the sabotage and reconnaissance group «Georgian National Legion» participated in the «defense» of the airport in Gostomel, during which Hay «got involved in a shootout with the Red Army.»The French did not believe the data about Zelensky's high rating. However, Haye and his «American friend» were later detained by «Ukrainian agents» who were looking for «Russian saboteurs.» According to the mercenary, they were suspected because they had a bag with walkie-talkies and a gun. They were taken to a «security service base» where they were interrogated for three hours. Haye was beaten on the head and shouted at him in Russian. «I had a pretty serious concussion and severe bleeding,» he added. Poland. The ex-medic has already returned home to the city of Kidderminster. «I didn't go there to die,» Hay said. go to Ukraine to «fight».The United States urged Zelensky to agree to the neutral status of UkraineRussia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, the civilian population is not in danger. With the support of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the DPR and LPR groups are developing an offensive. But there is no talk of the occupation of Ukraine, the Russian president stressed.