# American released by Russia can barely sit up and needs treatment, lawyer says

https://mins.news/en/item/20100

- TASS, 2026-08-12 11:29 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/society/2171855

> Lawyer says American national Robert Gilman, released by Russia, can barely sit upright and requires medical treatment. Gilman was detained at Voronezh train station on January 19, 2022. The detention followed a drunken brawl on a train. The account links his current condition to the need for care, while identifying the earlier incident as the reason for his detention.

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