The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Samara region reported the disappearance of four children

On the night of December 21, 2025, search operations were organized in the Samara region in connection with the disappearance of four children from the village of Bezenchuk. This was reported in the Telegram channel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the region.

"Police officers are searching for missing minors: a 10-year-old boy and girls born in 2015, 2020, 2014, residents of the village of Bezenchuk, Samara region, who at 20:30 (19:30 Moscow time. — Ed.) <...> On December 20, 2025, they did not return from a walk and their whereabouts are still unknown," the report says.

Police officers began collecting information, interviewing witnesses and relatives. They have already distributed orientation guides with signs of children, which they handed over to the police, Rosgvardiya personnel, as well as volunteers. Law enforcement officers conduct searches of the territories in search of missing persons, including abandoned buildings and basements. The Lisa Alert volunteer association is also involved in the search for children.

It is clarified that a ten-year-old Roman Okhotnikov has disappeared. His height is 140 cm. He has light brown hair and brown eyes. He is wearing a blue jacket and a brown hat.

In addition, ten-year-old Victoria Ugryumova is missing. Her height is 135 cm. She has brown hair, brown eyes. She is wearing a lilac jacket, black trousers and green boots.

Five-year-old Alexandra Ugryumova is also missing. Her height is 100 cm. She has brown eyes. The girl was wearing a pink hat and a gray jacket.

In addition, ten-year-old Diana Sokolova is missing. Her height is 130 cm. She has light brown hair and blue eyes. She is wearing a purple jacket and black boots.

Anyone who can provide information about the children's whereabouts is asked to contact the nearest police department or by calling the duty station of the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Bezenchuk district.: +7(84676) 2-11-31, 112.

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And the authorities intend to actively involve mobile operators in the search for the disappeared.

"The newspaper.Ru", referring to the "Where are My Children" application team, reported on December 3 that 885 cases of disappearance of minors were registered in Russia from January to November 2025. It was noted that the largest number of references to missing children — 203 cases — came from Primorsky Krai.

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