UPDATE CCTV shows suspects in Russian siblings' disappearance Picture courtesy of SiamChon Police in Chonburi are seeking two men known as Pong and Thong for questioning over the disappearance of Russian siblings Diana Nazimova, 22, and Roman Nazimova, 17. The pair have been missing since the early hours of 26 July 2026. CCTV footage shows the two men riding a red Honda Scoopy motorcycle on Highway 1008, the Chak Ngaeo-Wat Yansangwararam route, on 26 July. They were travelling towards Chak Ngaeo, police said. Investigators believe they had earlier gone to the home of Thong's sister to wash and change clothes, before returning towards Moo 9, Huay Yai sub-district, Bang Lamung district, Chonburi, where they lived. Police have asked Pong and Thong to come forward to provide information and clarify the facts of the case. Neither man has yet met investigators. Search continues Officials and local residents have continued searching the area but have not found either Diana or Roman. On the morning of 30 July, police, local administrators, village heads and residents searched dense woodland opposite Viharn Sien, near Wat Yansangwararam in Chonburi. The area is considered relevant to the investigation because police believe Pong may have taken the Russian siblings there. Relative urges Pong to surrender On the night of 29 July, reporters spoke to Rat, 74, the maternal aunt of Thana Kerdthong, 43, known as Pong. Her home is about 500 metres from where the siblings' motorcycle was found. Rat said Pong had been released from prison less than two months earlier and had visited her only three or four times. She said she last saw him at about 9pm on 27 July, when he was helping repair lights at her home. According to Rat, Pong received a telephone call, then said he had to go to Chanthaburi because his child was ill before leaving immediately. She believes he may have fled to Chanthaburi. Rat described her nephew as troublesome and violent, saying he had been badly abused by his father as a child. She appealed for him to surrender. Police have also questioned Thong's wife, who said she had not seen her husband since 27 July. At least five residents told officers they heard a man calling for help in the area on 29 July. Police are checking the reports and have not ruled out the possibility that Thong may have been killed to silence him. Anyone who sees either man, or the red Honda Scoopy shown in the CCTV footage, is asked to call police on 191, available 24 hours a day. AQNq9efEwdRIlZsaWOb8esJA8e_o4zGihf0J5gmV73AtzT3L09E4PYf90lr-rG3ZYn0m7YTxp9izTCrtvgTQiJWoQa1PHnuiOvYFhLrD_Q.mp4 30 July 2026
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