The son of the Usoltsev family who disappeared in the taiga considers them alive and does not want to recognize them as dead

The Usoltsev family - Sergei, Irina and their five-year-old daughter - disappeared near the village of Kuturchin on September 28, 2025.

Irina Usoltseva’s son Daniil Batalov does not intend to seek recognition of his parents and sister as dead and considers them alive.

KRASNOYARSK, September 28 - RIA Novosti. The son of Irina Usoltseva, who disappeared along with her husband and daughter in the Krasnoyarsk taiga, Daniil Batalov, told RIA Novosti that a year after their disappearance, he still considers the family alive and does not intend to seek recognition of them as dead.

The Usoltsev family - Sergei, Irina and their five-year-old daughter - disappeared near the village of Kuturchin exactly a year ago - September 28, 2025: they went on a hike to Mount Buratinka and did not return. They also had a corgi dog with them.

“No, I don’t want to apply to recognize my living parents as dead,” Batalov said.

As Batalova emphasized, he is sure that the missing Usoltsevs are not in Kuturchin.