THESE are the first pictures of missing Brit boy Oliver Pugh’s Russian mum – suspected of snatching him and fleeing to her homeland.
Oliver, three, vanished along with his mum, Anastasiia Chikina, 32, at the end of July – just before the lad could be removed from her care per a Marbella court ruling.
SuppliedAnastasiia Chikina, 32, is Oliver’s mum who is wanted by Spanish police for his suspected abduction[/caption]
SuppliedOliver Pugh, three, went missing alongside his mum from Marbella[/caption]
SuppliedAnastasiia allegedly took flight with Oliver when she realised she was going to lose custody[/caption]
Oliver’s devastated dad, who hasn’t seen his son in over a month, today launches a £87,000 (€100,000) cash reward for info leading to his safe return.
Anastasiia is Russian, and Spanish police fear she has fled back to the country to keep hold of young Oliver, who loves Lego and cars.
The family lives in Marbella, but the parents have been separated since May 2024 and were sharing care of Oliver from different homes.
Oliver’s dad, 36, who doesn’t wish to be named, told The Sun: “We have no idea where they are – Oliver could be anywhere.
“Anastasiia appears to have run off with Oliver when she realised she was going to lose custody.”
He claims: “Her plan to secure not only primary custody but also continued use of our family home in Marbella, completely failed.
“As a result, she was set to lose custody and face a period of limited supervised visits.
“Rather than face that outcome, she appears to have fled — even taking her teenage sister out of school.”
He fondly describes Oliver as a “bright and active little boy” who loves “cars and planes”, and playing in any kind of water.
Spanish police are urgently seeking Anastasiia on suspicion of abduction, and have contacted Interpol in the hope of an obtaining an international arrest warrant.
The father, who works in IT, is completely heartbroken – and has even contacted private investigators to hunt for his son.
He is begging anyone with information to submit it to the Spanish National Police or via the dedicated website.
And he today makes an emotional plea directly to Anastasiia.
The dad says: “Oliver needs and deserves to have both of his parents in his life.
“By taking him away from his father, his friends, and everything familiar, the only one truly being hurt is Oliver.
“I know you love him and want the best for him, but this is causing pain not just for him, but for you and your family too.
“Please, stop before it gets any harder for everyone.”
Oliver was born in Marbella but is British with a UK passport.
He was being looked after by both parents – though recently it became obvious there were “many reasons” Anastasiia wasn’t fit to look after him, the dad said.
A court case this summer gave Oliver’s dad full custody over him – a decision not lightly taken.
The Spanish missing persons appeal to find OliverEnterprise
SuppliedSpanish police fear Anastasiia has fled back to her native Russia[/caption]
SuppliedOliver loves Lego, cars and planes[/caption]
The dad says that after the final hearing in July, Anastasiia realised what was about to happen.
She was allowed to continue looking after Oliver until the final decision in August – but was barred from leaving the country and ordered to surrender Oliver’s passport – but she claimed she had lost it.
It was during this period she allegedly abducted the boy and fled – ripping apart the family and flouting the court ruling.
Also missing are Anastasiia’s mum, Angela (Anzhela) Nikolenko, and Anastasiia’s 15-year-old sister.
Anastasiia and the boy were last seen at her house in Marbella around July 20, but then they vanished.
Phone calls weren’t connecting and the house was deserted.
After an agonising period desperately hoping they would turn up – and struggling to believe Anastasiia would really run away with their child – the dad went to the police on August 7.
Nobody has heard a single word from Oliver or his mum since the pair vanished – a terrifying situation for his distraught dad.
SuppliedThe tot also loves playing in any kind of water[/caption]
SuppliedOliver’s dad has made an emotional plea directly to his ex-partner[/caption]
A missing persons appeal and an abduction investigation were launched in Spain.
A spokesperson for Spain‘s national police said on Monday: “The investigation is ongoing. There are no updates we can give you.”
At the end of last week, they said: “The youngster and his father are British and the mother is Russian based in Marbella.
“We are treating this as a parental abduction.
“We believe the mother has left Spain and has taken the boy to her homeland which is Russia.”
Moscow last week waded into the case amid reports Oliver could be in Russia.
A pundit on the country’s state media said the kid is “Russian” and demanded the Kremlin “protect the mother’s right” to be with her child.
Russian authorities have not officially commented on whether the child is in the country.
But state media propagandist Vladimir Kornilov said today on Telegram: “It is suspected that she took her son to Russia.
SuppliedAngela (Anzhela) Nikolenko, 58, is Anastasiia’s mother and has also gone missing[/caption]
SuppliedRussian state media even waded into the case amid reports Oliver had been whisked to Russia[/caption]
“This, of course, is not yet a fact.
“But if this is indeed the case, it seems to me that we must do everything possible to protect the mother’s right to be with her Russian child.
“Well, if London can call him British, why can’t I call him Russian by the same logic?”
He added: “How [do] you determine that the boy is British if his mother might think otherwise?”
The Foreign Office said it is “supporting the family of a British child who has been reported missing in Spain”.
The Sun has contacted Interpol for comment.
Oliver is 3 years and 9 months old, 100cm tall with blonde hair and blue eyes.
Anyone with any information about Oliver is asked to contact Spain’s National Police, email [email protected], or use this dedicated website.
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