# Putin releases U.S. mercenary Steven Habbard

U.S. citizen Steven Habbard, convicted in Russia for mercenary activity, was released by Putin. He was held in Russia after being captured in Kharkiv region in April 2022. Habbard, 72, served six years and ten months in prison.

https://meduza.io/news/2026/10/21/putin-osvobodil-grazhdanina-ssha-stivena-habbarda-voevavshego-na-storone-vsu

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