Alexander Butyagin
Russian historian, archaeologist
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The expeditions are being postponed until the situation improves,
- Alexander Butyagin, head of the museum’s archaeology department, told the state-run news agency TASS on MondayThe Moscow Timesthemoscowtimes.com/2026/06…
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Russia's Hermitage Museum cancels expeditions in occupied Crimea due to "escalation of situation"
Ukrainska Pravdapravda.com.ua/eng/news…Petersburg, Butyagin was supposed to lead an expedition in Crimea last month
The Moscow Timesthemoscowtimes.com/2026/06…Belarus Releases Polish Reporter Poczobut in Prisoner Swap
Bloomberg Newsbloomberg.com/news/articles…A Polish court ruled last month in favor of extraditing Butyagin to Ukraine, where he faced up to 10 years in prison for “destroying cultural heritage sites” and causing an estimated 200 million hryvnias ($4.6 million) in damages
The Moscow Timesthemoscowtimes.com/2026/04…Polish Court Decides to Extradite Russian Archaeologist to Ukraine
The Moscow Timesthemoscowtimes.com/2026/03…Ukraine has welcomed a ruling by the Warsaw District Court on the extradition of Russian archaeologist Aleksandr Butyagin to Ukraine, where he is suspected of having conducted illegal excavations in temporarily occupied Crimea
Ukrainska Pravdapravda.com.ua/eng/news…Russian Universities Advised to Pre-Authorize Academic Trips to ‘Unfriendly’ Countries, Report Says
The Moscow Timesthemoscowtimes.com/2026/02…The trigger for these measures was the arrest of Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin in Warsaw in December 2025 at Ukraine’s request
Novaya Gazeta. Europenovayagazeta.eu/articles/2026…