Bozhukov: The system of official permits for diving will be…

Bozhukov: The system of official permits for diving will be introduced in 2026 in Kyrgyzstan, at the peak of Victory Day, following the tragedy involving Russian citizen Natalia Nagovitsyna.

Consensus

• A permit system for climbing Mount Victory in Kyrgyzistan will be introduced in 2026.
• The introduction of the permit system was prompted by the death of Russian climber Natalia Nagovitcyna in August 2025.
• Nagovitcyna sustained a leg injury while descending from Mount Victory and could not be rescued due to adverse weather conditions.
• The rescue operation was suspended by late August 2025, and Nagovitcyna was declared missing.
• The permit system will require climbers to have international or local insurance with helicopter support, proven sports level, and significant climbing experience.
• The system will be formalized by a government decree.
• The Federation of Mountaineering and Climbing of Kyrgyzstan plans to issue 20 permits for the current season.
• Nagovitcyna's body has not been found as of the time of reporting.

Points of divergence

• The permit system will be implemented in the current year (2026), and the Federation plans to issue permits to 20 climbers this season. — vesti
• The son of Nagovitcyna, Mikhail, appealed to Russian authorities and the Russian ambassador in Kyrgyzstan, Sergey Vakunov, to organize aerial surveillance of Mount Victory. — m24
• Blogger Viktoriya Bonya arranged for a drone to survey the summit, and she later announced that Nagovitcyna had died. — m24
• The Federation of Mountaineering of Kyrgyzstan officially announced the cessation of the rescue operation. — m24

Coverage (2 sources)

• Ascents to the peak of Victory will be possible only with permits — Вести
• Permit system will be introduced at the peak of Victory in Kyrgyzstan due to Nagovitsina's death — Москва 24

Key entities

• Kyrgyzstan
• RIA Novosti
• Natasha Nagovitsyna
• Natasha Nagovitsina
• Federation of Mountaineering and Rock Climbing
• Edward Kubatov
• Moscow
• Voskhodeniya
• TASS/V

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