Missing Zheleznogorsk mother posted video before hike

On the eve of vanishing with her husband and five-year-old daughter, Irina Usoltseva from Zheleznogorsk (Krasnoyarsk Krai) recorded Stories about a short trip she called the Minskaya petlya and said she planned to travel to Tashkent later.
Oct 3, 2025
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The family was reported missing after setting out on a hike in Krasnoyarsk Krai.

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Irina Usoltseva / VK, LizaAlert Volunteer Search-and-Rescue Team (DPSO) of Krasnoyarsk Krai

On the eve of her disappearance with her husband and five-year-old daughter, Irina Usoltseva published a video with details of their mini-trip. She also specified that afterward she planned to go to Tashkent. The video was posted by Irina’s social media manager on her Telegram channel.

The video features Irina discussing travel plans and a short hiking route with her family.

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“The Path to Love. Irina Usoltseva” / Telegram

These Stories, according to her social media manager Darya, were sent to her by the missing Irina Usoltseva on 27 September. According to the woman, she, her husband, and their five-year-old daughter were setting off on a mini-trip along the Minskaya petlya.

«I’m really looking forward to it — my husband will get ready now, he’ll wash his car before the road, and then we’ll be all set and heading out today,» Irina says in the video.

They did not immediately decide to take their daughter with them; she was given a choice: stay with her grandmother or go with her parents.

«She’s five years old; she doesn’t much like walking. But she decided yes. Sometimes, of course, Sergei will carry her in his arms, sometimes on his shoulders. Maybe we’ll take a small child’s backpack for her. So, off we go on a hike,» Irina continues.

At the end of October, Irina was planning a trip to Tashkent; however, as her social media manager clarified, she intended to leave on 6 October.

Earlier, NGS24.RU reconstructed the full timeline of the disappearance of the family from Zheleznogorsk (Krasnoyarsk Krai) and explained why they might have gone missing. The report about the disappearance appeared on 30 September. The family’s elder son, Daniil, contacted the police. He said his parents and sister had left for a hike in Kuturchinskoye Belogorye (Krasnoyarsk Krai) and stopped answering calls.

NGS24.RU is collecting all information about the missing family with a child in a dedicated section.

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