US EditionRussian Archaeologist Arrested in Poland Amid Ukraine Probe Into Crimean Excavations
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Russian scientists are demanding the release of Alexander Butiagin (who consented to his last name being used), a Russian archaeologist currently under extradition proceedings, detained by Polish authorities. In a letter to the Polish ambassador, staff and students of St. Petersburg University called this a political scandal.
Russian Archaeologist Arrested in Poland Amid Ukraine Probe Into Crimean Excavations
A senior archaeologist at the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg has been arrested in Poland at the request of Ukrainian authorities, according to The Art Newspaper, who are seeking his extradition over alleged illegal excavations carried out in Crimea. Alexander Butyagin, who heads the Hermitage’s department focused on ancient archaeology of the northern Black Sea region, was detained in Poland in December 2025 while traveling in Europe…
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