Former U.S. Marine Robert Gilman, who has been held in a Russian prison since 2022, could be close to death, advocacy groups representing his family warned on Thursday.

They also sa Gilman is currently being fed through a tube after falling into a catatonic-like state.

Hostage advocacy groups and Gilman’s sister indicated the former service member may have been tortured and injected with mind-altering drugs before falling into a stupor in June, Reuters reported.

Eric Lebson, chief strategy officer of Global Reach, an advocacy group representing Gilman’s family, told Fox News Digital that Gilman has been unable to eat on his own for more than…

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