{"id":4877,"date":"2025-06-10T09:03:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T09:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=4877"},"modified":"2025-06-10T09:03:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T09:03:36","slug":"stephen-hubbard-russia-ukraine-html","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=4877","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Teacher Seized by Russia Is Located in Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">After months without contact, Stephen James Hubbard, a retired American teacher taken from his eastern Ukrainian home by Russian soldiers shortly after Russia invaded in February 2022, has been located in a Russian prison in Mordovia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">His family had no information on his whereabouts since his criminal conviction last fall. But in recent weeks, he has been able to call one of his sons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Hubbard is the only American remaining in Russia who has been designated by the U.S. State Department as \u201cwrongfully detained,\u201d an indication that the United States believes the charges against him are fabricated. Given the designation, he is likely a top candidate in any potential prisoner exchange being discussed between Russia and the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Hubbard, now 73, was accused of manning a checkpoint and fighting for Ukraine, and then convicted by Russia of being a mercenary last October and sentenced to almost seven years in a penal colony.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">After that, Mr. Hubbard\u2019s family was not able to find him in Russia\u2019s prison system. In a highly unusual move, the Russian judge removed his case file, even basic information like his lawyer\u2019s name, from public view.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Documents reviewed by The New York Times show that Mr. Hubbard is being held in the IK-12 penal colony in Mordovia, the southwestern Russian region commonly referred to as \u201cprison land.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In addition, sentencing documents reviewed by The Times, which have not been previously reported, outline the Russian case against Mr. Hubbard and its contention that he was fighting for Ukraine. Recent interviews with one of Mr. Hubbard\u2019s sons and others, as well as text messages he exchanged with that son, contradict the Russian narrative.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Martin De Luca, a lawyer for Mr. Hubbard, said that his team had talked to him three times since April. On May 28, Mr. Hubbard was allowed to call another son, who lives in Cyprus, according to Mr. De Luca and Mr. Hubbard\u2019s sister.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cHe\u2019s had a rough three and a half years,\u201d Mr. De Luca said.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"imageblock-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"img-sz-small css-1189og3 e1g7ppur0\" aria-label=\"media\" role=\"group\"><figcaption data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-caption\" class=\"css-13ytnnu ewdxa0s0\"><span class=\"css-jevhma e13ogyst0\">Mr. Hubbard is the only American remaining in Russia who has been designated by the U.S. State Department as \u201cwrongfully detained.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"css-14fe1uy e1z0qqy90\"><span class=\"css-1ly73wi e1tej78p0\">Credit&#8230;<\/span><span><span aria-hidden=\"false\">via Patricia Hubbard Fox<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ukrainian prisoners of war who were held with Mr. Hubbard told The Times that he had been repeatedly tortured because he was an American \u2014 beaten, forced to stand all day, given little food and poor medical care. In interviews after being released, the Ukrainians said they feared for his life. He is the only American known to have been taken from Ukraine and then jailed in Russia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Russia\u2019s Foreign Ministry did not respond to a request for comment. So far, the Russian government has made no official statement on Mr. Hubbard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">American officials have raised Mr. Hubbard\u2019s imprisonment with Russian officials and asked that he be immediately released, a U.S. official recently said. The United States Embassy in Moscow has not been granted access to Mr. Hubbard, the official said, despite Russia\u2019s obligation under international law to do so. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the negotiations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In a May 19 phone call, Mr. Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia discussed a new potential prisoner exchange, according to Russian news agencies citing Yuri Ushakov, a Kremlin aide. Mr. Ushakov told <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/who-are-americans-imprisoned-russia-2025-04-10\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">reporters<\/a> that the two leaders had agreed to prepare a humanitarian prisoner exchange of nine people from each side, calling it \u201can important humanitarian action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The United States has accused Russia of inflating and inventing criminal charges against Americans so they can be traded for Russians held elsewhere or used as international bargaining chips.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Hubbard grew up in Michigan, served in the Air Force in California, married young and divorced. He then married a Japanese woman he met in Washington State and moved to Japan, where he taught English. Eventually, the couple divorced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In 2012, Mr. Hubbard retired to Cyprus, the home of Joseph Coleman, a son from his first marriage. That is where Mr. Hubbard met a Ukrainian woman named Inna, following her to the eastern city of Izium. He earned money by teaching English to a few Japanese students online.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Hubbard was alone at home when the Russians launched their full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cHe was, in hindsight, too optimistic, I suppose,\u201d said Hisashi Tanaka, 36, Mr. Hubbard\u2019s son from his second marriage, in a recent interview. \u201cHe was going to wait it out. He thought he wouldn\u2019t get into too much trouble considering his age and being a civilian.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The day the war started, Mr. Hubbard didn\u2019t seem to be initially aware of what was happening, his son said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cDon\u2019t get caught in the crossfires!\u201d Mr. Tanaka, who lives in Japan, wrote him on Skype.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI suppose that I should read the news,\u201d responded Mr. Hubbard, who had just celebrated his 70th birthday. \u201cIt is peaceful here, so far.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Russians say Mr. Hubbard signed up the next day for the regional territorial defense unit at a recruitment center at a kindergarten in Izium, to earn at least $1,000 a month, according to the sentencing documents reviewed by The Times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The documents claim Mr. Hubbard told recruiters he felt healthier than many younger people. \u201cIn fact, Hubbard looked sporty and very fit for his age,\u201d the documents say.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Russians said Mr. Hubbard was then trained in combat and how to handle weapons and explosive devices. The documents say that he was given the call signs \u2014 nicknames \u2014 \u201cSamurai\u201d and \u201cNinja,\u201d and that he manned a checkpoint on a bridge over a river. The Russians also contend that Mr. Hubbard stopped working for the territorial defense unit after a few weeks because he feared for his life, and that they arrested him inside the home of an acquaintance in April 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But messages between Mr. Hubbard and Mr. Tanaka in Japan, first on Skype and then through texts on the phones of acquaintances of Mr. Hubbard, show no evidence of Mr. Hubbard signing up for the military. He repeatedly told his son that all was well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-5\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI am sitting in a church now,\u201d he wrote on Feb. 27. \u201cLet us talk a little later, if you please.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">He gave daily updates of his life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Most of the shops were sold out, he wrote, yet he managed to buy caviar \u201cfor nutrition.\u201d A monk said he could use the church bomb shelter. The road between Kharkiv and Izium, also spelled as Izyum, had been cut. Still, he taught English lessons online to Japanese students when he could.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cGood night,\u201d he wrote Mr. Tanaka on March 2. \u201cA warplane flew over Izyum while I was teaching my lesson. I heard an explosion. I was told that the natural gas plant was hit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The heat went off. The electricity went out. He had no water. \u201cMust go out,\u201d Mr. Hubbard wrote his son on March 4. \u201cI am well but cannot communicate much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Hubbard\u2019s phone ran out of credit and it was impossible to refill. He asked friends in Ukraine to send messages to his son, and seemed particularly worried about his students. On March 21, he wrote: \u201cTell my students that I am still unable to give English lessons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI am still well,\u201d he wrote March 26. And again on March 30: \u201cI am well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The last message, sent from a friend\u2019s phone, came a few days later, just after the Russians had seized the town of Izium: \u201cI am well, waiting for the war to end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\">Nataliya Vasilyeva<!-- --> and <!-- -->Julian E. 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