A mother, Diana Tsomartova, continues to speak about her 21-year-old daughter, Anna Tsomartova, who vanished in Kaspiysk in February. She says Anna has not been found, and she claims that Anna was last seen on the grounds of a sanatorium section associated with a Russian security service facility. According to Tsomartova, investigators did not perform some essential procedures at that site, and the case has not advanced locally as she had hoped.
Tsomartova describes a lack of initial inquiry into the FSB-sanatorium presence. She says important steps—such as collecting samples from vehicles within the sanatorium area, conducting ballistic examinations, inspecting invoices, and verifying whether surveillance cameras were working—were not carried out or recorded. She also notes that certain surveillance videos were downloaded but then not removed, and she recounts seeing a video where Anna walked onto the sanatorium premises, stood for a moment, and then night fell. She emphasizes that the sanatorium sits near a border post, part of a broader coastal security complex, and she questions the integrity of the site, describing what she perceives as a temporary and unstable setup.
Tsomartova believes there is a risk that local investigators will not locate her daughter without direction from higher authorities. She mentions that Sergei Menyailo, the head of North Ossetia, has taken an interest in the case and has shown concern for Anna and her family. In contrast, she says the Dagestan Ministry of Internal Affairs has publicly suggested that Anna may have run away after a Thai boxing event, a line she finds inconsistent with the evidence she has reviewed and with her own observations. Her interpretation leans toward the possibility that Anna could have been abducted.
She contends that the involvement of the FSB, a powerful security institution, complicates the public narrative and diverts attention from critical facts. She reports that officials have publicly discussed Anna’s disappearance through formal channels and that these communications have been managed by representatives within the ministry. Tsomartova suggests that the person seen near the pier was not clearly identified and that confusion about identity may have influenced the investigation. She describes Anna as wearing a black hoodie and a dark dress at the time, and she theorizes that missteps early on may have allowed wrongdoing to occur before authorities realized who Anna was.
As the search persists, Tsomartova remains hopeful that Anna is alive. She notes that she has sent letters of objection to high-ranking officials, including the head of the Investigative Committee and the leadership of the security services, and she continues to petition the president for accountability. She emphasizes that progress is unlikely without engagement from Moscow and asserts that local efforts alone have not yielded results. The mother describes a persistent sense of dread and calls the situation a nightmare and a form of terror she endures daily.
Anna Tsomartova, a 21-year-old law student formerly living in Rostov-on-Don, disappeared on February 10 after traveling to Kaspiysk for a Thai boxing competition. Reports indicate she became distressed at a sports complex, left behind her phone, and did not return. On March 9, Tsomartova’s mother stated she had reviewed the criminal case materials and found the situation shocking, adding that she had filed petitions and complaints regarding the investigation. The character of the athlete who disappeared in Dagestan has been a topic of conversation among acquaintances and local observers, who describe her as capable and determined in her studies and sporting pursuits.