The key facts
- The mother and her four-year-old daughter went missing in Chita on November 4; the report was accepted by the Chernovsky police department
- The search is being conducted by the Kostya Dolgov squad; as of November 8 it is ongoing
- Police ask anyone with information to call 102, 112 or the squad's hotline
What is known about the disappearance
Search efforts continue in Chita for 39-year-old Anastasia Ch. and her four-year-old daughter. According to Life.ru, citing the Kostya Dolgov search and rescue squad, the woman and her child left their home in Chita's 9th microdistrict on November 4 and have not been in contact since. A missing person report was filed with the Chernovsky police department of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for Zabaykalsky Krai, which was confirmed there; as of November 8, the search is ongoing.
Description of the missing
According to the volunteers' bulletin, Anastasia is 165–170 centimeters tall, of slim build, with gray eyes and dark blond hair cut in a bob. On the day of her disappearance she was wearing a light mid-season jacket, blue jeans and dark boots, and a dark knitted hood on her head. The girl is approximately 105–110 centimeters tall, slim, with brown eyes and dark blond hair down to her shoulders.
Where to report
Anyone with information about the whereabouts of the mother and daughter is asked to contact the police at 102 or 112, the duty desk at 8 (3022) 23-54-50, or the hotline of the Kostya Dolgov search and rescue squad: 8-924-505-60-30.
Context: a similar case in Ryazan ended well
Earlier, Life.ru reported on a similar case in Ryazan: a four-year-old boy who went missing during a walk on October 9 was found alive. Police officers and volunteers took part in the search, and a drone with a thermal imager helped locate the child; the boy was handed over to his parents. This episode shows that with active involvement of police and volunteers, searches for missing children can end successfully, however no new details about the situation in Chita have been reported yet.
