Marine veteran held in Russia since 2022 has been released, group says
Summary
Robert Gilman, an American military veteran held in Russia since 2022, has been released and is on his way to a U.S. hospital in Texas for medical care. He had spent over four years in prison under harsh conditions and was very ill before his release.Key Facts
- Robert Gilman is a 32-year-old American military veteran and teacher detained in Russia since 2022.
- He was first sentenced to 3.5 years for allegedly beating a police officer after a train incident.
- His sentence was later extended to over 10 years after additional convictions for attacks on prison staff.
- Gilman was kept in abusive conditions including forced long exercise sessions and given psychotropic drugs.
- Before his release, he was in a "dissociative stupor" for 47 days and was handcuffed to a bed with a feeding tube in a civilian hospital.
- U.S. and Russian authorities had been urged to work together for his release on humanitarian grounds due to his poor health.
- Gilman was flown to Texas where he will receive medical and psychological care, and his family traveled to be with him.
- He is one of at least eight Americans still detained in Russia despite recent prisoner exchanges between the two countries.
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