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Hopes Fade for Missing Russian Businessman in Cyprus

Published January 13, 2026, 05:12
Hopes Fade for Missing Russian Businessman in Cyprus

Searches continue for 56-year-old Russian businessman Vladislav Baumgertner, who went missing on January 7th in Limassol, hampered by adverse weather conditions. The search is focused on the Pissouri area and Cape Aspro, where his mobile phone signal was last detected. Police have found no evidence of foul play, but hopes of finding him alive are diminishing. Baumgertner was previously involved in an international incident in 2013 when he was arrested in Belarus in connection with a dispute over a potash cartel, accused of abuse of power, but the charges were later dropped. He lives alone in Cyprus, runs a company, and his family resides abroad.