The prisoners escaped after making a tunnel. All of them appear to be citizens of Uzbekistan, the media said.
Six prisoners have escaped from a penal colony in the Russian city of Lipetsk. This was announced by the Governor of Lipetsk Region Igor Artamonov on Saturday, October 26.
“Six prisoners escaped from the correctional colony No. 2. Currently, all operational services are focused on finding them, an interdepartmental group is working The FSIN department for the Lipetsk region, in cooperation with Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Russian Guard and the FSB, organized the necessary measures for search and detention,” he said.
Artamonov also warned about possible fake news related to this topic, and that “the Armed Forces of Ukraine will not miss the opportunity to take advantage of this situation.”
Meanwhile, local media wrote that the prisoners escaped after being weakened. They all seem to be citizens of Uzbekistan. An official investigation was ordered in the colony because of the escape.
Earlier, the media reported that they decided to send 40% of the defendants to Russia to fight. We are talking about 20-24 thousand people. Until now, only those under investigation and convicts were recruited to the front.
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Source: korrespondent
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