List of Russian detainees at Guantanamo Bay

The United States Department of Defense acknowledges holding nine Russian detainees in Guantanamo.[1] However, the actual number of Russian citizens in Guantanamo remains unclear. Several men known to have been held in Guantanamo are missing from the official list. One citizen of Uzbekistan is listed as a Russian.

A total of 778 detainees have been held in extrajudicial detention in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba since the camps opened on January 11, 2002. The camp population peaked in 2004 at approximately 660. Only nineteen new detainees, all "high-value detainees" have been transferred there since the United States Supreme Court's ruling in Rasul v. Bush. As of December 2023[update], 30 detainees remain at Guantanamo Bay.[2]

## Russian detainees in Guantanamo

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Russian detainees in Guantanamo isn | name | arrival
date | departure
date | notes

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82 | Rasul Kudayev |  | 2004-02-27 |

* Repatriated to Russia on January 3, 2004.[citation needed]
* Reported to have been repatriated on 24 February 2004 with six other Russian men.[3]
* Also called "Abdullah D. Kafkas".[3]

203 | Ravil Shafeyavich Gumarov | 2002-01-21 | 2004-02-27 |

* Repatriated to Russia on January 3, 2004.[citation needed]
* Reported to have been repatriated on 24 February 2004 with six other Russian men.[3]
* Alleged to have played a role in a 2005 bombing.[4]
* Defense Intelligence Agency classifies him as a former detainee who "returned to terrorism".[5]

209 | Almasm Rabilavich Sharipov | 2002-01-21 | 2004-02-27 |

* Repatriated to Russia on January 3, 2004.[citation needed]
* Reported to have been repatriated on 24 February 2004 with six other Russian men.[3]
* Granted asylum by the Netherlands.[6][7]

211 | Ruslan Anatoloivich Odijev | 2002-06-14 | 2004-02-27 |

* Reported to have been repatriated on 24 February 2004, as "Ruslan Anatolovich Odijev", with six other Russian men.[3]
* Charged with a role in bombing a gas pipeline in 2005.[8]
* Shot by police in 2007.[9]
* Human Rights advocates argue he was falsely accused.[9]
* Defense Intelligence Agency classifies him as a former detainee who "returned to terrorism".[5]

492 | Aiat Nasimovich Vahitov | 2002-06-14 | 2004-02-27 |

* Repatriated to Russia on January 3, 2004.[citation needed]
* Reported to have been repatriated on 24 February 2004 with six other Russian men.[3]

573 | Rustam Akhmyarov | 2002-05-01 | 2004-02-27 |

* Reported to have been repatriated on 24 February 2004 with six other Russian men.[3]

672 | Zakirjan Asam | 2002-06-08 | 2006-11-17 | NLEC
674 | Timur Ravilich Ishmurat | 2002-06-14 | 2004-02-27 |

* Repatriated to Russia.[4]
* Reported to have been repatriated on 24 February 2004, as "Timur Ravilich Ismurat", with six other Russian men.[3]
* Alleged to have played a role in a 2005 bombing.[4]

702 | Ravil Mingazov | 2002-10-28 | 2017-01-18 |

## References

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1. ^ OARDEC (May 15, 2006). "List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from January 2002 through May 15, 2006" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
2. ^ "The Guantánamo Docket". The New York Times. 11 December 2023. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h OARDEC (2008-10-09). "Consolidate chronological listing of GTMO detainees released, transferred or deceased" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-27. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
4. ^ a b c "Former Guantanamo Bay Detainee Arrested In Moscow". Radio Free Europe. 2006-03-09. Retrieved 2008-07-26.mirror
5. ^ a b "Fact Sheet: Former GTMO Detainee Terrorism Trends" (PDF). Defense Intelligence Agency. 2008-06-13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
6. ^ "Taliban fighter from Russia seeks Dutch asylum". Axis Globe. 2007-04-04. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. "He arrived in that country on March 26 and told local officials in the airport that he is the victim of harassment by Russian intelligence. He is now living in the Ter Apel refugee accommodation center in The Netherlands, Kommersant reports today."
7. ^ "Q & A: Resettlement of Guantanamo Bay Detainees". Human Rights Watch. 2009-02-23. Archived from the original on 2010-01-10.
8. ^ "List of official suspects on the run after the events of 13 October, 2005". Archived from the original on 2008-10-22. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
9. ^ a b J. Chivers (2007-06-27). "Former Guantánamo detainee is killed in shoot-out in Russia". International Herald Tribune. Archived from the original on 2008-07-26. Retrieved 2008-04-15.

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Guantanamo Bay Naval Base detainees by nationality

Africa|

* Algerian (26)
* Chadian (1)
* Egyptian (6)
* Ethiopian (1)
* Kenyan (1)
* Libyan (11)
* Mauritanian (3)
* Moroccan (14)
* Somalian (4)
* Sudanese (12)
* Tanzanian (1)
* Tunisian (12)
* Ugandan (1)

Americas|

* American (1)
* Canadian (2)

Asia and Oceania|

* Afghan (220)
* Australian (2)
* Azerbaijani (1)
* Bahraini (6)
* Bangladeshi (2)
* Chinese (Uyghur) (22)
* Emirati (2)
* Indonesian (1)
* Iranian (3)
* Iraqi (9)
* Jordanian (9)
* Kazakhstani (4)
* Kuwaiti (12)
* Maldivian (1)
* Malaysian (2)
* Pakistani (72)
* Palestinian (6)
* Qatari (1)
* Russian (9)
* Saudi (135)
* Syrian (11)
* Tajikistani (12)
* Turkish (5)
* Turkmenistani (1)
* Uzbekistani (6)
* Yemeni (115)

Europe|

* Belgian (2)
* Bosnian (4)
* British (9)
* Danish (1)
* French (7)
* Spanish (1)
* Swedish (1)

Total of 790 detainees, according to the Guantanamo Docket[1].
Different sources differ on exact numbers. For details, see list of Guantanamo Bay detainees.

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* Russian undesirable organizations law
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* Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act
* Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act
* Russian–Venezuelan Threat Mitigation Act
* Task Force KleptoCapture
* Executive Order 14071

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* START II
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Related|

* Russian Empire–United States relations
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* Russian Cultural Center
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* Space Flight Europe-America 500
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* Territorial claims in the Arctic
* United States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
* New Great Game
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* Not One Inch

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1. ^ Countries of Citizenship of Guantanamo detainees from the New York Times

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