all names

Russian jail place

Named in 5 reports across 4 stories - 11 Aug – 23 Oct

also appears as Russian Jail

11 Aug 202623 Oct 2026

Closest companions, sized by how often they share a report with Russian jail. Lines between the outer names are their own relationships - names that appear together even without Russian jail.

former Ukrainian prisoners and Russian guards share 1 reportEvan Gershkovich and FSB share 1 reportformer Ukrainian prisoners and Freed US citizen share 1 reportFreed US citizen and Russian guards share 1 reportEurope and Romanian share 1 reportRobert Gilman and Russia share 1 reportRussian jailEuropeEurope - 1 shared report (place)Evan Gershk…Evan Gershkovich - 1 shared report (person)former Ukra…former Ukrainian prisoners - 1 shared report (organization)Freed US ci…Freed US citizen - 1 shared report (person)FSBFSB - 1 shared report (organization)Mr. HubbardMr. Hubbard - 1 shared report (person)Robert Gilm…Robert Gilman - 1 shared report (person)RomanianRomanian - 1 shared report (person)RussiaRussia - 1 shared report (place)Russian gua…Russian guards - 1 shared report (organization)

The stories

Ex-US Marine Near Death in Russian Custody, Family and Advocacy Groups Say

46 outlets1 report names Russian jail7 Aug – 12 Aug

Trump says he asked Putin to release American Stephen Hubbard

48 outlets2 reports name Russian jail20 Oct – 23 Oct

'I was lured into a trap': Evan Gershkovich on moment that led to 16 months in Russian jail

9 outlets1 report names Russian jail28 Sept – 22 Oct

From Reading to Russia: How a Romanian’s love affair across Europe ended in a Russian jail for spying

1 outlets1 report names Russian jail22 Oct

Who keeps naming them

BBC News World2ABC News (Australia)1NYT World1Google News - Europe query1

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