The key facts
- A Chelyabinsk resident accuses her ex-husband, who holds dual citizenship, of violence and keeping their five-year-old daughter in Turkey
- According to the woman, the father does not let the child contact her mother and is seeking to have her parental rights revoked
- The girl's whereabouts are unknown
What happened
A resident of Chelyabinsk named Viktoria accused her ex-husband — a Turkish citizen who also holds Russian citizenship — of keeping her five-year-old daughter and preventing the mother from contacting her. This is reported by Ura.ru, citing the woman's own account.
Circumstances of the story
According to Viktoria, the family lived in Turkey for some time, where the couple had a child together. The woman claims she was subjected to violence throughout the marriage: in footage published by the outlet, large bruises are visible on her arms, back, and other parts of her body. In January 2026, she took her daughter and left for Chelyabinsk, where she filed for divorce.
The trip and the child's retention
In October, the mother allowed the girl to fly to her father in Turkey. Before the trip, she says, the man showed return tickets for early November, but later stated that the daughter would stay with him for another week. After that, the child was not returned to her mother: Viktoria claims that her ex-husband does not allow the girl to contact her and allegedly demands that she give up her parental rights. Where exactly the minor is located is unknown — according to the outlet, the father refuses to discuss it.
Context
The outlet's article ends with a mention of another case unrelated to this story: earlier, in Rome, an American killed a Russian woman and their shared daughter; he was sentenced to life imprisonment.
