American basketball star Brittney Griner has been transferred to a penal colony in Yavas, in the western Russian region of Mordovia, her lawyers said Thursday, ending days of speculation over her whereabouts.Griner’s representatives confirmed previously she had been transferred from a detention center in Iksha on November 4 – and that she was destined for a penal colony – but “we do not have any information on her exact current location or her final destination.Notification is given via official mail and normally takes up to two weeks to be received.”The Olympic gold medalist and onetime WNBA champ is trying to remain strong after nine months separated from her loved ones, her agent, Lindsay Colas, said.“At this time, we will not be sharing any further details, but want to express our deepest thanks to the Biden Administration, the Richardson Center, and to everyone who has reached out to offer words of encouragement to her,” she said.Each letter matters and we encourage everyone to continue to write and share your support.”The Richardson Center for Global Engagement “promotes global peace and dialogue by identifying and working on areas of opportunity for engagement and citizen diplomacy with countries and communities not usually open to more formal diplomatic channels,” its website says."