Six Inmates Escape From Lipetsk Colony
Prisoners broke out of a maximum-security penal colony in Russia
On Monday, Governor Igor Artamonov announced that six inmates escaped from a maximum-security penal colony in Lipetsk, Russia. The escapees are:
- Andrey Tsybulevsky (serving a life sentence for murder)
- Artem Riazantsev (serving 20 years for robbery and assault)
- Alexander Alexandrov (serving 15 years for drug trafficking)
- Dmitry Boldyrev (serving 10 years for fraud)
- Yevgeny Makarov (serving 7 years for theft)
- Sergei Kolesnikov (serving 5 years for hooliganism)
The inmates escaped through a hole in the prison fence. They were wearing prison uniforms and armed with knives. A manhunt is underway, and authorities are asking for the public's help in locating the escapees.
The escape is the first from a maximum-security penal colony in Russia in over a decade
The escape is the first from a maximum-security penal colony in Russia in over a decade. The last escape from a maximum-security penal colony in Russia was in 2011, when two inmates escaped from a prison in Rostov-on-Don.
The escape from the Lipetsk colony is a major embarrassment for the Russian prison system. The prison is one of the most secure in Russia, and the escapees are all dangerous criminals.
