After more than 1,660 days in Russian custody, U.S.Marine veteran Robert Gilman is finally home — but new details about his deteriorated health following the years-long "nightmare" suggest his ordeal is far from over."He's very frail," Kieran Ramsey, a representative for the Gilman family, told "America's Newsroom" on Wednesday."If you've seen any of the photos that the White House has since released, you can see just how frail he is."AMERICAN EX-MARINE FEARED NEAR DEATH AFTER WEEKS IN CATATONIC STATE IN RUSSIAN PRISONFormer U.S.
Marine Robert Gilman, who serves a prison sentence for assaulting a Russian police officer in 2022, attends a court hearing in Voronezh, Russia April 6.(REUTERS/Vladimir Lavrov/File Photo)Gilman, who was released from Russian captivity Tuesday, was unable to walk off the plane on his own, Ramsey said.
He will also require extensive mental and psychological care, along with physical and dental treatment, as he begins what is expected to be a lengthy recovery.Massachusetts Democratic Sen.Ed Markey, who worked on Gilman's case, also blamed Russia on Tuesday while stating that the complete details of Gilman's condition remain unknown.He shared that Gilman had been subjected to "physical torture, forced medication and provocations by the Russian government.""This was an over 1,600-day nightmare that this man lived through," Ramsey echoed.
"This former Marine, this fellow American was subjected to severe physical abuse if not torture, mental abuse, mental torture.We just can't even imagine it."US MARINE VETERAN RELEASED FROM RUSSIAN PRISON AFTER 1,666 DAYS OF DETENTIONPresident Donald Trump wears a "Trump 2028" hat while he speaks during the 2026 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, D.C.
on July 24.Ramsey credited Trump for Gilman's return to the U.S.
from Russian captivity.(Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)Gilman's ordeal began after traveling to Russia while en route to Moldova.
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