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Search for Missing Ex-Uralkali Chief in Cyprus Enters Fourth Day

Search teams are focused on Pissouri after a final phone ping from Baumgertner's device.

Overview

  • Limassol police report that the multi-day effort has not located Vladislav Baumgertner and the investigation remains active as of January 14.
  • An acquaintance, Alexey Dozortsev, says Baumgertner has been unreachable since the evening of January 8, while police earlier cited January 7 as the date his whereabouts became unknown.
  • The last detected signal from his phone was traced to the Pissouri area, guiding the current search zone.
  • A large operation launched on January 11 deployed drones and helicopters, paused due to heavy rain that evening, then resumed the following day.
  • Police say other competent Cypriot authorities are assisting, and interest is heightened by Baumgertner’s role as former head of global potash producer Uralkali.