7 Inmates Accounted For, 1 At Large After Jailbreak in Lipetsk Oblast

Six of the inmates have been captured. One inmate remains at large.

Sources close to the investigation shared some of the details, including how the inmates escaped, the search for the final inmate on the loose, and the challenges faced during the manhunt.

On the night of February 9, 2023, seven inmates escaped from a penal colony in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia. The inmates used a hacksaw to cut through the bars of their cell window and then climbed down a rope made of bed sheets. They then scaled the prison wall and escaped into the surrounding forest.

The authorities were alerted to the escape the next morning and immediately launched a manhunt. Within 24 hours, six of the escaped inmates were captured. The seventh inmate, however, remains at large.

The search for the remaining inmate is ongoing, and the authorities are offering a reward for information leading to his capture. The inmate is described as a 25-year-old man with a shaved head and a goatee. He is approximately 6 feet tall and weighs 180 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black jacket and blue jeans.

The authorities are urging the public to be on the lookout for the escaped inmate and to report any sightings to the police.

The escape from the penal colony in Lipetsk Oblast is a serious security breach, and the authorities are taking steps to prevent similar incidents from happening in the future.