Save your relative or friend
My relative traveled to Russia and I have lost contact with them. What should I do?
Losing contact with a relative in Russia is increasingly common and should be treated as urgent.
Contact your country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Report the case to your national Ministry of Foreign Affairs as soon as possible. Provide all information you have: your relative's full name, date of birth, passport number, the date they traveled to Russia, and any last known location or unit information.
Contact your country's embassy in Russia immediately
Report your relative as a person of concern to your national embassy in Moscow. Provide their full name, date of birth, passport number, date of last contact, and the reason they traveled to Russia. Request that the embassy conduct a welfare check and attempt to establish their whereabouts.
Contact the I Want to Find project
The I Want to Find project is a Ukrainian initiative that helps families locate foreign nationals who may have been recruited into the Russian Armed Forces and subsequently gone missing or been taken prisoner in Ukraine.
Submit your relative's details — full name, date of birth, passport number, last known location in Russia, and any other identifying information — to the I Want to Find project.