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Missing Russians, locals report earlier gunshots

Search teams are continuing to look for two Russian siblings who have been missing in Huay Yai, Bang Lamung district, Chonburi, for four days, after residents reported previously hearing several gunshots from nearby woodland.

On 29 July 2026, villagers told reporters they believed the gunfire heard on the night of 26 July could be connected to the disappearance. The siblings' fate remains unknown, prompting concern among Russian friends who have joined officials and local residents in the search.

The search has focused on Moo 9, Huay Yai subdistrict, where teams have been combing the area throughout the day. A dismantled motorcycle was previously found abandoned in the forest.

Gunfire heard in woodland

At 3.05pm on 29 July, a resident living near the search area said gunshots had been heard from forest behind their home on the evening of 26 July.

According to the resident, there were two bursts of shots: the first consisted of three rounds, followed by a second burst of between five and seven shots. A man was also heard shouting, although the witness could not make out what he was saying.

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The resident initially assumed young people had been firing a gun in the area. After learning that the Russian siblings had vanished without trace, however, they considered there might be a link.

The villager took reporters to the area from which the shots were heard. Only signs of people walking in and out of the woodland were found, with no sign of the missing Russians.

Officials have been asked to carry out another detailed patrol and search of the forest.

Residents fear suspect may be nearby

Other residents in the area told reporters that a suspect had reportedly been released from prison only a week earlier after serving a sentence in a serious criminal case.

The claim has added to local fears, and villagers urged officers to quickly track down and arrest the person responsible so that legal action can follow.

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supersomchai Senior Member

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Reports on cctv show them driving on their motorbike at 0400 at night,totally unsafe for kids in such an isolated area.

Hope they ok.

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Two suspects named in search for missing Russians

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More than 200 police, officials, rescue workers and residents joined the search for two Russian siblings missing since the early hours of 26 July, after their motorcycle was found dismantled and buried in Huay Yai, Chonburi.

The latest search is centred on the old Thung Luang cemetery near Chak Taeng intersection in Moo 9, Huay Yai, Bang Lamung district. The site is about 200 metres from the Na Jomtien-Mab Ta Phut motorway road.

Motorcycle parts buried at two sites

Huay Yai police chief Pol Colonel Warawut Nittayawan and Bang Lamung district chief Anusak Piriyom led the operation, alongside police, administrative staff, village leaders, rescue teams and local residents.

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Investigators found that the motorcycle had been taken apart and buried in two separate locations. At the first site, officers recovered the shock absorbers, front and rear wheels, engine and body panels.

About 100 metres away, they located the frame, seat, handlebars and further body parts. Chonburi Forensic Science Division 2 officers examined both areas and collected evidence.

Residents raise concerns over two men

Niphon Chatsri, assistant village headman of Moo 9, said a man known as Pong, who appeared in an earlier video, was suspected of being involved. He said Pong had been released from prison two months ago and that nearby residents had been fearful of him, alleging that he regularly carried a weapon.

Niphon also said residents saw a man called Thong, described as Pong's close friend, digging in the area from 5pm until 11pm on 28 July. The following morning, villagers reportedly saw Pong and Thong together at the site before both ran in different directions when they saw officers.

House searched but men not found

Huay Yai police, Tourist Police and Bang Lamung district officials surrounded a house in Moo 11, Huay Yai, after receiving information that Pong and Thong were hiding there.

Neither man was found. The homeowner told officers that both men returned to the house at about 10am on 26 July, the day the Russian siblings disappeared, with mud on their bodies. They stayed for around one hour before leaving, the homeowner said.

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