Police investigating the disappearance of the missing Russian student Yulia Solodyankina believe she may have travelled to the north or far west of Scotland following her last confirmed sighting.
The 22-year-old was last seen on CCTV at the concourse of Buchanan Street bus station in Glasgow around 4.55pm on Friday, June 7.
Officers believe that she boarded a bus following this sighting, with the most likely destinations being either Fort William or Inverness, where police have been carrying out local inquiries in order to trace her.
Inquiries have also been made in other areas she may have travelled to by bus, including Largs, Campbeltown, Ardrishaig and Oban.
Yulia, who speaks fluent English with a Russian accent, is described as being of medium build, with long dark brown hair. She is around 5ft 6ins tall, and has a small mole on her left cheek.
When last seen on CCTV she was wearing a dark coat with belt, dark shoulder bag, a red and orange coloured scarf, grey trousers, and brown shoes with white laces.
Chief Inspector Mark Patterson, from Police Scotland, said: “Yulia was last seen on CCTV at Buchanan Street bus station, and from there we think she may have travelled either to the Highlands, or to Argyll and Bute.
“Our belief is based on previous visits that Yulia made to some of these areas, along with the destinations of buses that left from Buchanan Street station around the time she arrived there from Edinburgh on Friday, June 7.
“It is now almost a month since Yulia was last seen, and we remain keen to speak to anyone who may have seen or heard from her since she went missing.
“In particular we want to speak to anyone in the areas where Yulia may have travelled to by bus from Glasgow, who thinks that they may have seen her.”
Anyone with information should contact Police Scotland on 101, Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, or the charity Missing People, where information can be passed by calling, emailing, or sending a text to 116 000. The service is free, 24 hour, and confidential.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
