Two missing boys in Yugra found dead

Volunteers from the Azimut group and police had been searching for two young men from Yugra for almost a week before they were discovered deceased.
Jan 23, 2026
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Volunteers and police conducted a nearly week-long search in the Yugra region before the bodies were discovered.
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Alexander Oshchepkov / NGS.RU

Two young men, who went missing several days ago in Yugra, have been found dead. This was reported by volunteers from the Azimut group on their social media.

Residents of Izluchinsk in the Nizhnevartovsk district, 23-year-old Kirill and 23-year-old Dmitry, left home on January 15. The boys headed to Nizhnevartovsk in the evening and disappeared. Cash withdrawals were made several times from their cards at ATMs. After that, contact with the young men was lost. Both phones were turned off.

Police have not yet provided details. Yugra residents on social media are offering condolences to the boys« relatives and loved ones.

Earlier we reported that in Yugra, 22 people died on the roads of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug last year due to drunk drivers. Another 166 Yugra residents were injured. Also last year, Yugra recorded 221 road traffic accidents involving pedestrians, in which 219 people were injured, 12 died. The highest number of accidents involving pedestrians were registered in Nizhnevartovsk, Surgut, and Nefteyugansk.

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