Archive · 18 Dec 2025
Briton Sentenced to 13 Years for Fighting in Ukraine
A British man named Hayden Davies was sentenced to 13 years in a tough prison camp.
The Russian government says he was fighting for Ukraine against Russia.
He was tried in a part of Ukraine that Russia now controls.
Russia says he was a paid soldier, which is against their laws.
This happened in a place called Donetsk, which Russia took over in 2022.
Hayden is 30 years old.
The Russian government made this announcement on a Thursday.
A British man, Hayden Davies, was sentenced to 13 years in a maximum security prison camp.
He was convicted of being a paid mercenary for fighting against the Russian army in Ukraine.
The trial took place in Russian-controlled Donetsk, one of four Ukrainian regions claimed by Russia in 2022.
Hayden Davies is 30 years old.
The sentence was announced by Russia's Prosecutor General's office on December 18, 2023.
- Who
- Hayden Davies, a 30-year-old British man
- What
- Sentenced to 13 years in a maximum security prison camp for being a paid mercenary
- When
- December 18, 2023
- Where
- Russian-controlled Donetsk, one of four Ukrainian regions claimed by Russia in 2022
- Why
- Accused of fighting for Ukraine against the Russian army
- Name
- Hayden Davies
- Age
- 30
- Nationality
- British
- Sentence
- 13 years in a maximum security prison camp
- Charge
- Being a paid mercenary
- Location of Trial
- Russian-controlled Donetsk
- Year of Annexation
- 2022