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Russian siblings missing after motorbike ride near Pattaya

Russian siblings Diana Nazimova, 22, and Roman Nazimova, 17, have been missing since leaving their home in Huay Yai, Bang Lamung, in the early hours of 26 July. Police are examining CCTV footage showing their motorbike meeting another bike before both vanished.

The pair left at about 4am on a black Honda ADV 160, registration 4 Kor Sor 6379 Chon Buri. Roman was riding and Diana was the passenger, according to Huay Yai Police Station investigators.

Their mother, 40-year-old Zarina Naqzimova, gave further evidence to police on 28 July through an interpreter. She said the siblings had left in their normal clothes, carrying only their mobile phones, and she believed they were going to a convenience store.

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CCTV trail leads towards motorway 7

Police said the siblings greeted a security guard as normal when they left Bristol Park village in Moo 7, Huay Yai. At 4.02am, their motorbike was recorded passing Soi Wat Thung Lahan, heading towards Ban Amphur.

At 4.21am, CCTV captured the bike near traffic lights beneath the bridge on the Map Ta Phut-Najomtien motorway 7, around six to seven kilometres from their home.

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The motorbike travelled towards the toll point before Diana briefly got off and stood beside it, then got back on. They then rode the wrong way down to the frontage road, where the pair stopped to speak with people on another motorbike.

Police said the bikes remained together about two minutes, with two people on each motorcycle when they left.

Between 4.31am and 4.33am, the siblings' bike was seen travelling with the unidentified motorcycle towards Wat Yang Yai. A third bike was reportedly following about 100 metres behind before the group disappeared from CCTV coverage.

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Police check possible reported debt claim link

Investigators have also received a tip from the public, that the Honda ADV 160 may have been seen with a man identified only as Mr P. The man allegedly told the witness that he was holding the vehicle as security over a 60,000-baht debt.

Police are trying to locate the man and check whether the bike was the missing siblings' vehicle and whether the claim is connected to their disappearance.

Officers said they had not ruled out any possibility, such as the pair had been under surveillance, were lured to the area, family/friend problems or other criminal activity.

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Their mother said she bought a home in Huay Yai in 2018 and brought her children to live with her in 2021. The siblings attend a school in Pattaya and, she said, they speak Russian and English but not Thai.

Authorities stated that the investigation into the disappearances is ongoing.

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Pictures courtesy of Daily News

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29 July 2026

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J Branche Gold Member

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40 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

Someone went to a lot of trouble to hack that bike to bits!

Wow, crazy. Like you said that took a lot of work. Looks like they stripped most of the parts off the frame.

Moonlover Ruby Member

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3 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

It looks like a 350cc, not 160cc.

Young, foreigners riding a 350cc motorbike in the middle of the night.

Something bad is bound to happen

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The picture of the (presumably) showroom model you've posted is a 160cc. So I don't quite understand what point you're trying to prove.

But it's irrelevant anyway now that the police have found the wreckage.

Caldera Ruby Member

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The question isn't (considering their age) if the mother should have allowed them to go to a convenience store at 4am, but if that was unusual for them or something they've done on a regular basis.

I hope they'll return safely, in any case.

Georgealbert Star Member

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Scouse123 Ruby Member

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I hope both are found alive and well.

This is a weird situation, but these are just youngsters. I also hope they haven't been mixing with the wrong crowd.

For them to leave home together and travel a distance, this isn't a popping-to-the-shop scenario.

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Shocked farang Silver Member

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3 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

UPDATE

Russian’s Motorbike Found Buried Near Pattaya

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Pictures courtesy of Pattaya 24 News

Police have discovered the buried motorcycle belonging to two Russians who mysteriously disappeared in Chonburi province, prompting a major search operation and an escalating investigation. The bike was found concealed beneath the ground in a wooded area of Na Jomtien, close to the motorway, raising fresh concerns over the fate of the missing pair.

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Officers investigating the disappearance located the motorcycle after searching the forested area on the morni g of Wednesday 29 July 2026. The discovery has led police to treat the site as a key crime scene, with forensic teams to examine the vehicle and surrounding area for evidence. The unusual attempt to hide the motorcycle by burying it has intensified suspicions that the two may have been victims of a serious crime.

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Authorities have requested additional police officers to reinforce the operation and have sealed off the area while the investigation continues. Search teams are conducting further inspections of the surrounding woodland as detectives work to establish what happened to the two Russian nationals. Police have yet to release further details and say the investigation remains ongoing.

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29 July 2026

This looks very fishy.

wombat Platinum Member

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This story has the ear marks with all the twists and turns to be made into a movie?....

wombat Platinum Member

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3 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

UPDATE

Russian’s Motorbike Found Buried Near Pattaya

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Pictures courtesy of Pattaya 24 News

Police have discovered the buried motorcycle belonging to two Russians who mysteriously disappeared in Chonburi province, prompting a major search operation and an escalating investigation. The bike was found concealed beneath the ground in a wooded area of Na Jomtien, close to the motorway, raising fresh concerns over the fate of the missing pair.

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Officers investigating the disappearance located the motorcycle after searching the forested area on the morni g of Wednesday 29 July 2026. The discovery has led police to treat the site as a key crime scene, with forensic teams to examine the vehicle and surrounding area for evidence. The unusual attempt to hide the motorcycle by burying it has intensified suspicions that the two may have been victims of a serious crime.

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Authorities have requested additional police officers to reinforce the operation and have sealed off the area while the investigation continues. Search teams are conducting further inspections of the surrounding woodland as detectives work to establish what happened to the two Russian nationals. Police have yet to release further details and say the investigation remains ongoing.

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29 July 2026

Curious has to ask.... how would they know where to dig for a motorbike?

Ralf001 Star Member

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1 minute ago, wombat said:

Curious has to ask.... how would they know where to dig for a motorbike?

4 men with shovels spotted in the area.

freshly dug ground located.

1 + 1 = motorbike!

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Moonlover Ruby Member

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11 minutes ago, wombat said:

Curious has to ask.... how would they know where to dig for a motorbike?

It's explained in this thread.

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Georgealbert Star Member

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Old Croc Star Member

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Seems the police know a lot more than the speculators on this forum.

Doesn't look good.

Georgealbert Star Member

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KhunHeineken Ruby Member

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8 hours ago, shackleton said:

Yes there is more than meets the eye on this story

Realistically who goes to a convenience store at this time in the morning

That could wait until later in the morning

Perhaps she was going to meet a client.

Scouse123 Ruby Member

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Bad feeling about this.

Ralf001 Star Member

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20 minutes ago, Scouse123 said:

Bad feeling about this.

Dad's bad dealings have caught with his family perhaps.

Patong2021 Diamond Member

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9 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Sorry if your incredibly thin skin causes you to take offense quite often. I am just simply speculating and offering an opinion. Those of us that have thick skin are not offended by opinions.

It is not an opinion. Yes, it is speculation. Unfounded, idiotic, speculation, intended to promote nonsensical conspiracies, much like your false claim of a conspiracy by KFC to use mutant chickens, which you did not retract.

The photos show a mangled motorbike, suggesting a violent collision not the settling of a gambling debt.

Scouse123 Ruby Member

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16 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

It is not an opinion. Yes, it is speculation. Unfounded, idiotic, speculation, intended to promote nonsensical conspiracies, much like your false claim of a conspiracy by KFC to use mutant chickens, which you did not retract.

The photos show a mangled motorbike, suggesting a violent collision not the settling of a gambling debt.

Never saw the post you are responding to; however, it's weird they were burying the evidence.

I hope the two kids are found, they are just starting life

Scouse123 Ruby Member

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48 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

Dad's bad dealings have caught with his family perhaps.

Well,

That's speculation, of course.

But apparently, the 40-year-old mother has been here since 2018, making her 32 when she arrived and the kids followed later.

It's weird though, two young kids setting off to nowhere at 4am in the morning, and they made contact with somebody, so it all looks to be pre-arranged, and then we have the buried motorbike.

Scouse123 Ruby Member

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1 hour ago, KhunHeineken said:

Perhaps she was going to meet a client.

A bit uncalled-for, I think it's a big worry and I really get a bad feeling on this.

If, and I mean if, the parents have been up to something as implied by others on here, I hope the two youngsters come out unscathed.

wensiensheng Platinum Member

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10 hours ago, Priorexpat said:

As stated already, why are your kids allowed to leave home at 4AM?

Well I think the point is that the girl is 22 years old. It seems that she was living with the parents, but she could just as easily have been living in her own place at her age. In fact, why is she still living with her parents I another question.

The boy is 17, so not an adult, but not really a kid.

I don’t think the ages are quite the issue but it’s my impression that not many people go out at 4am. Most are sleeping at home, some might be drunk in a gutter.

It does seem like some kind of secret assignation has gone wrong because they got involved with the wrong people. Hopefully not.

Hummin Star Member

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6 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

Someone went to a lot of trouble to hack that bike to bits!

2 hours ago, Old Croc said:

Seems the police know a lot more than the speculators on this forum.

Doesn't look good.

Amateurs. Knowing that every step you make in Thailand is monitored and logged, the suspects should be caught soon.

Patong2021 Diamond Member

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23 minutes ago, Scouse123 said:

Never saw the post you are responding to; however, it's weird they were burying the evidence.

I hope the two kids are found, they are just starting life

The person I responded to tried to promote a "conspiracy" that the 2 were offed because of gambling debts.

I had originally said I hope they are not dead or dying in a ditch or have been kidnapped. The mangled motorbike suggests a violent collision, so it appears that I was not far off the mark with the suggestion of a crash. I will not be surprised if this is a hit and run with an attempt to conceal the victims.Would not be the first time.

KhunHeineken Ruby Member

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23 minutes ago, Scouse123 said:

A bit uncalled-for, I think it's a big worry and I really get a bad feeling on this.

If, and I mean if, the parents have been up to something as implied by others on here, I hope the two youngsters come out unscathed.

Of course I hope for their safe return, but I would be lying if I said the possibility of her going to see a client did not cross my mind. Very common for Thai hookers to do the same at 4am. I also considered they were going to either buy or sell drugs. I also considered it was a serious motor vehicle accident that a driver "cleaned up." (no pun intended)

I think I am not alone is disbelieving their convenience store story, whether that truly was their story to their parents, or that's what the parents have told police, because they know more.

They were not abducted from the house, so that means they were going to meet someone. Who, and for what purpose, remains unknown, but I see nothing wrong with considering all possibilities, as I am sure the police are doing.

CallumWK Diamond Member

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1 hour ago, Patong2021 said:

The photos show a mangled motorbike, suggesting a violent collision not the settling of a gambling debt.

The photos do not show a mangled motorbike, they show a dismantled bike, which has been taken apart and buried to hide evidence.

Nowhere in the pictures can be seen damage, and it also not mentioned in the article that there was damage

KhunHeineken Ruby Member

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15 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

The mangled motorbike suggests a violent collision, so it appears that I was not far off the mark with the suggestion of a crash. I will not be surprised if this is a hit and run with an attempt to conceal the victims.Would not be the first time.

I have just posted that a motor vehicle accident did cross my mind, but surely some other road users would have stopped at the crash site.

They have CCTV of them on the roadway. I'm sure police are trying to track down other road users in that CCTV footage to interview them if they saw anything unusual on that stretch of road around the same time.

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