Overview

• The Ministry of Emergency Situations withdrew authorization overnight for a planned helicopter operation after technical approval had been granted the previous day.
• Authorities confirmed the death of Russian alpinist Natalia Nagovitsyna, who had been stranded around 7,000 meters for 13 days with a fractured leg.
• With the permit revoked, no recovery of Italian climber Luca Sinigaglia will proceed and his remains will remain on Pobeda Peak.
• The Italian team of pilots Manuel Munari and Marco Sottile and mountain guide Michele Cucchi had prepared to fly an H125 from Bishkek to Karkara for search and recovery.
• The effort had been coordinated with Ak‑Sai and supplemented by Kazakh drone operator Andrey Maglevanyy and Russian guide Alexander Semenov, but the team is now returning to Bishkek to depart for Italy.