The Warsaw court will consider the issue of Butyagin's extradition to Ukraine on January 15.

The Warsaw District Court will consider the extradition of Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin to Ukraine on January 15. The relevant information was confirmed by Katarzyna Borova, an inspector of the customer service department of the District Court in Warsaw, in an interview with Izvestia on January 9.

According to her, the court session will begin on January 15 at 10:30 (12:30 Moscow time).

The Polish prosecutor's office sent a petition to the Warsaw District Court for Butyagin's extradition to Ukraine on the eve of January 8. It was noted that the appeal was submitted to the court in electronic format, with the original document scheduled to be delivered on Friday, January 9.

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Earlier, on December 23, 2025, the Polish prosecutor's office received an official request from Ukraine for Butyagin's extradition. In addition, according to RMF FM, the prosecutor's office will apply for an extension of the arrest of the Hermitage employee, which expires on January 13.

Butyagin's detention in Poland became known on December 11. The Ukrainian authorities were looking for him for allegedly illegal archaeological research in Crimea. In turn, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the incident a legal outrage. He also noted that the Russian side would seek the scientist's release.

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