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Senior Russian Embassy Official Found Dead – Investigation Underway

Published January 12, 2026, 07:14
Senior Russian Embassy Official Found Dead – Investigation Underway

A senior official of the Russian Embassy was found dead in his office in Nicosia last Thursday. The Cyprus Police were unable to enter the embassy building to conduct an investigation, but the body was handed over to them in the compound. Information suggests the death is being attributed to suicide and that a note exists, which, however, has not been handed over to Cypriot authorities but will be sent to Moscow. The Cypriot Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been informed of the incident, which is also being closely monitored by the security services. An autopsy is expected to be carried out to determine the exact cause of death. Meanwhile, searches continue for the 56-year-old Russian businessman, Vladislav Baumgertner, who went missing on January 7th. The searches are focused on the Pissouri area, where the last signal from his mobile phone was received. The missing person is described as a man approximately 1.90m tall, of slender build, with grey hair, and was wearing black shorts and a black t-shirt when he disappeared.