Overview
- The Russian Embassy in Cyprus confirmed employee A. V. Panov died on Jan. 8 and said his body will be repatriated to Russia.
- Cypriot media, citing anonymous police sources, reported a suspected suicide, the existence of a note not shared with local investigators, and initial limits on police access to the embassy.
- Former Uralkali chief Vladislav Baumgertner has been missing since Jan. 7 after leaving his residence in Limassol.
- Police traced Baumgertner’s last phone signal to a steep, rocky coastline near Pissouri, and searches with specialist teams, aircraft and drones were suspended due to severe weather.
- Cyprus police say they see no immediate indications of foul play and there is no confirmed connection between the disappearance and the embassy death.