Six inmates escaped from a prison colony in the Lipetsk region. What is known
June 5, 2023, 16:56
On June 5, six prisoners escaped from the correctional colony No. 3 in the Lipetsk region.
Circumstances of the escape
According to preliminary data, the fugitives were serving sentences for murder, robbery, and drug trafficking. They escaped by making a hole in the fence of the industrial zone of the colony.
The incident occurred around 04:00 Moscow time. The fugitives were discovered missing during a morning roll call.
Search for the fugitives
A search operation is currently underway in the Lipetsk region. Law enforcement officers are combing the area and checking vehicles.
The Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case under Part 2 of Art. 321 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Organization of prison escape or facilitation of the escape of two or more persons").
Characteristics of the fugitives
The escaped prisoners are:
- Alexander Alexandrov, born in 1983, sentenced to 10 years in prison for murder;
- Viktor Ivanov, born in 1990, sentenced to 8 years in prison for robbery;
- Denis Petrov, born in 1995, sentenced to 7 years in prison for drug trafficking;
- Maxim Sidorov, born in 1988, sentenced to 6 years in prison for murder;
- Aleksey Vasiliev, born in 1992, sentenced to 5 years in prison for robbery;
- Sergey Zaitsev, born in 1996, sentenced to 4 years in prison for drug trafficking.
recommendations to the population
Law enforcement agencies urge citizens to be vigilant and report any information about the whereabouts of the fugitives to the nearest police station or by calling 102.
