- Sergeant Gordon Black was stationed in South Korea and went alone to Russia.
- He is now one of several American citizens currently imprisoned in Russia.
An American soldier was detained in Russia over the weekend, according to American officials.
Sergeant Gordon D. Black was arrested on May 2 in Vladivostock.
He was stationed in South Korea and traveled to Russia on his own, CBS News reported Monday.
It is unclear how Black traveled to Russia, but it was not on official Army business.
Black was apparently in the process of changing stations from Korea to Fort Hood in Texas.
The soldier is reportedly accused of sealing a woman.
The US embassy in Moscow (pictured) has not identified the soldier, but has contacted his family.
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the United States is aware of the cause but could not say much more at this time.
The soldier is now one of several American citizens currently imprisoned in Russia.
Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich has been detained in Russia since last March.
Meanwhile, former Marine Paul Whelan has been imprisoned since 2018; He is sentenced to 16 years in prison after being found guilty of espionage.
Both are unjustly detained, according to the US government.
Additionally, Russian-American dancer Ksenia Karelina has been imprisoned in Russia or donated $51 to a Ukrainian charity.
She was charged with treason and faces up to 20 years in prison for making a small donation to the humanitarian organization Razom on the day Russia invaded Ukraine.
The payment was discovered after his phone was confiscated when he flew into Yekaterinburg’s Koltsovo airport on January 2, planning to visit his 90-year-old grandparents in time for Christmas Day in Russia.
She was arrested after being invited to pick up her phone on January 27.
