Three American Hostages Freed From Russia Arrive In San Antonio

Former prisoners released by Russia, Evan Gershkovich (C), former US marine Paul Whelan (9thL), and journalist US-Russian Alsu Kurmasheva (7thL) pose after landing at Joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Field, Texas, on August 2, 2024.

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Three American citizens have arrived in San Antonio after their release from captivity in Russia on Thursday.

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former Marine Paul Whelan, and radio journalist Alsu Kurmasheva landed late Thursday night at an air base in Maryland.

The three were greeted by their families, along with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. The ex-prisoners and their families then flew to San Antonio, where the three will be medically evaluated at Brooke Army Medical Center.