Nine-Year-Old Girl Kidnapped in Smolensk Found in Her Captor's Apartment

A nine-year-old schoolgirl who had been reported missing in Smolensk has been returned to her parents. According to a source, the young girl is now safe and in good condition. Her disappearance became known on February 24. According to investigators, the girl went out in the morning to walk her dog and did not return home. Search Operation Police officers and volunteers took part in the search for the schoolgirl. Law enforcement immediately began searching all apartments in the building's entrance. Later, neighbors said they had seen the girl allegedly being forced into a car and driven away in an unknown direction.