WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich greeted by delighted family and Joe Biden as he arrives back in US to hero’s welcome [Video]

WALL Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich arrived home to an emotional reunion with his mom and a hero’s welcome.

Evan was wrongfully detained in Russia’s penal system for 491 days after being accused of spying for the CIA by Vladimir Putin’s corrupt regime.

Evan Gershkovich greeted his family with a smile after he was unjustly held in a Russian prisonCredit: Getty

Evan hugged his mother, Ella Milman in an emotional momentCredit: AP

Evan lists his mother off the ground in an ecstatic embrace after he landed at Joint Base AndrewsCredit: AP

President Joe Biden greeted Evan with a hugCredit: Getty

He faced a daunting 16-year prison sentence after being convicted in a sham trial last month.

Evan, 32, landed in the US with two other Americans unjustly held in a Russian prison just before midnight on Thursday.

Joining Evan on the plane were Russian/American editor for Radio Free Europe Alsu Kurmasheva, …