Missing teen with flame tattoo found in Krasnoyarsk

A 17-year-old boy reported missing in Krasnoyarsk has been located after a two-day search. Volunteers had issued a description, noting a distinctive flame tattoo on his hand.
Jan 21, 2026
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The boy went missing from an address on 18 January.
Source:
Oksana Vasilishina «Search for Missing Children» unit, Artem Lenz / NGS24.RU

Update (21 January, 08:59): The teenager has been found.

Authorities in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, had been searching for a 17-year-old boy for two days. According to the Oksana Vasilishina «Search for Missing Children» volunteer unit, he left from an address on Sibirsky Lane on the evening of 18 January.

Volunteers noted this was not the first alert for the teenager—he had left home before. The reason for his current disappearance was unknown.

Description: Height — 180 cm (5 ft 11 in). Distinguishing marks: a flame tattoo on his hand. Last seen wearing: a black hat, a black jacket, a blue fleece sweater, camouflage pants, and white sneakers with a black stripe.

Anyone with information about the teenager«s whereabouts was asked to contact:

  • 8 (391) 262-11-77 — Duty officer, Police Department No. 4;
  • 112 — Unified emergency services number;
  • 8-950-99-660-66 — Volunteers.

In late November, a 15-year-old musician from Zykovo went missing in Krasnoyarsk. He was last seen near the Oktyabrsky Bridge. After volunteers suspended their search, regional rescue teams took over the case, repeatedly combing the shoreline near the bridge without result.

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