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Russian Archaeologist Alexander Butyagin Conducted Excavations in the Occupied Crimea for 12 Years and Lectured in Europe. Now He Is Sitting in a Detention Center in Poland and Awaiting Extradition to Ukraine — a Big Story

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Behind closed doors, the district court in Warsaw is considering the extradition to Ukraine of the Russian archaeologist from the Hermitage Alexander Butyagin. He is delivered to the meeting by convoy — since December 4, 2025, the Russian has been in a detention center. Butyagin was detained by Polish intelligence services at the request of Ukraine — he is accused of illegal archaeological excavations in the occupied Crimea, namely the ancient c…
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Behind closed doors, the district court in Warsaw is considering the extradition to Ukraine of the Russian archaeologist from the Hermitage Alexander Butyagin. He is delivered to the meeting by convoy — since December 4, 2025, the Russian has been in a detention center. Butyagin was detained by Polish intelligence services at the request of Ukraine — he is accused of illegal archaeological excavations in the occupied Crimea, namely the ancient c…

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babel.ua broke the news in on Monday, January 26, 2026.
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