A 76-year-old woman, Tatyana Silkina, is the mother of Yelena Silkina, who serves as an aide to Federation Council Senator Andrei Shevchenko. Reportedly, unidentified individuals abducted her in Moscow, and a Telegram channel claimed that a ransom of two million rubles was demanded. This incident has drawn attention from local authorities and the public as investigators work to determine the motive and the responsible parties.
According to sources close to the case, the elder Silkina disappeared on April 18. In the afternoon, Elena Silkina began receiving messages on a popular messaging app from fifteen different numbers. When she returned a call to one of those numbers, the caller asserted that her mother had been abducted and provided a name, identifying the victim as Tatyana. The purported kidnapper further insisted on a two-million-ruble ransom for Tatyana Silkina’s safe release.
Efforts to reach the pensioner were hampered when her phone showed no signal and appeared out of range. In response, the senator’s representative dispatched the husband to contact his mother, but she was not at home at the time, delaying direct contact.
Law enforcement officials confirmed that the last confirmed sighting of the pensioner occurred at Moscow’s Leningradsky railway station, though investigators noted that no tickets had been issued in her name. As a result, security services have intensified their search for both the missing woman and the people responsible for the alleged kidnapping, coordinating with regional agencies and monitoring transportation hubs for any trace of the suspect activity.
In related but separate coverage, authorities disclosed another international case involving a minor in Denmark, where a 13-year-old journalist was reportedly harmed during an extended period of abuse. This information underscores the broader context of child safety and protection in high-profile, transnational situations, highlighting the ongoing vigilance required from law enforcement and communities alike.