INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
region, local media reported Tuesday, citing an anonymous law enforcement source.The men were reported missing after failing to appear for
uniform distribution on Friday morning, according to the regional news outlet 161.ru
All were said to be unarmed at the time of their disappearance.The reported escape took place on May 9, the day Russia held nationwide
while attempting to flee the Rostov region, which borders Ukraine
were not immediately known.The fugitives had reportedly been serving prison sentences for crimes including murder, rape and drug trafficking
before being recruited into the Russian Armed Forces
investigators have not commented on the reported desertion.
