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Stephen James Hubbard

Stephen James Hubbardстивена хаббардаstephen hubbardסטיבן האברדסטיבן הוברדстивен хаббард

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סטיבן ג'יימס האברדstephen james hubbardStephen James Hubbard

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Stephen James Hubbard is an American retired English language teacher and military veteran detained by Russian forces during the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. He served in the United States Air Force and National Guard, later spending 25 years teaching English in Japan. After relocating to Izium, Ukraine, he was captured by Russian military troops in April 2022. In October 2024, a Moscow court sentenced him to six years and ten months in prison on mercenary charges.

In the news: Released from a Russian prison after four years of detention following a request by U.S. President Donald Trump to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Summarized from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); “In the news” from the latest articles that mention this name · 2026-10-22 13:14 UTC

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Thu 22 Oct

06:31Подарок Путина: 74-летний американец Стивен Хаббард покинул российскую колонию после 4 лет заключенияPutin's gift: 74-year-old American Stephen Hubbard leaves Russian penal colony after 4 years of imprisonmentIsraelinfoPro-Lefttone: neutral↗

05:20טראמפ התפרץ על כתבת CNN: "את מטומטמת, יש לך מנת משכל נמוכה"Trump lashes out at CNN reporter: "You're stupid, you have a low IQ"Now 14Pro-Lefttone: neutral↗

Wed 21 Oct

19:57יותר מ־4 שנים בשבי הרוסי: המורה האמריקני בן ה־74 שוחרר וחוזר הביתהMore than 4 years in Russian captivity: 74-year-old American teacher released and heading homeIsrael HayomNeutraltone: neutral↗

13:23המתיחות בין קייב לוושינגטון מגיעה לשיא, ויטקוף לפוטין: "אתה אדם הומניטרי"Tension Between Kyiv and Washington Reaches a Peak, Witkoff to Putin: "You Are a Humanitarian Person"Israel HayomPro-Lefttone: neutral↗

12:57Путин освободил гражданина США Стивена Хаббарда, взятого в плен в 2022 году в УкраинеPutin frees US citizen Stephen Hubbard, captured in 2022 in UkraineNEWSru.co.ilPro-Righttone: neutral↗

12:16פוטין שחרר אמריקני מהכלא כמחווה לטראמפ - ומאיים על זלנסקי: "מצבכם רק יחמיר"Putin releases American from prison as a gesture to Trump – and threatens Zelenskyy: "Your situation will only get worse"YnetNeutraltone: neutral↗

11:18רוסיה שחררה אזרח ארה"ב שכלאה; ויטקוף כינה את פוטין "אדם הומניטרי"Russia released US citizen it imprisoned; Witkoff called Putin a "humanitarian person"Haaretz (Hebrew)Pro-Righttone: neutral↗

10:23רוסיה שחררה אמריקני שנכלא באשמת לחימה לצד אוקראינהRussia released an American imprisoned on charges of fighting alongside UkraineWallaNeutraltone: neutral↗

10:15Путин объявил об освобождении американца Стивена ХаббардаPutin Announced the Release of American Stephen HubbardMIGnewsNeutraltone: neutral↗

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