Details of the escape of prisoners from the Lipetsk colony have become known
Six prisoners escaped from a penal colony in Lipetsk through an underground tunnel.
The regional Federal Penitentiary Service's joint detachment is hot on the trail of the fugitives.
The escapees are from Central Asia, reports the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for the Lipetsk Region .
The escape was discovered on October 26 during a patrol of the colony’s territory.
The escapees are from Central Asia.
It became clear that six people were missing when staff conducted a head count.
After this, the personnel of the joint detachment of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Lipetsk Region were put on alert.
Temporary posts for searching prisoners were set up at key points.
The descriptions with information about the fugitives were forwarded to the cooperating agencies.
At the moment, reserve teams and pursuit teams have been dispatched to search for the fugitives.
Efforts to find escaped convicts continue.
