The Supreme Court of the Donetsk People’s Republic sentenced 31-year-old Briton Alexander Moss in absentia to 14 years in prison. Moss was sentenced for participating in an armed conflict as a mercenary.
The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office said Moss went to Ukraine in summer 2023 and joined the Selected Company unit of the 59th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The Prosecutor General’s Office said Moss received military training at training bases and was provided with firearms and the necessary equipment. According to the office, the British defendant took part until May 2025 in fighting against Russian forces in the territory of the Donetsk People’s Republic.

The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office said Moss was paid more than 2 million rubles for these activities.
An international arrest warrant had been issued for Moss, and a detention order in absentia was granted. The court ordered him to serve his sentence in a maximum-security penal colony.