“Evening Vedomosti”: the detained mayor of the Ural Pyshma escaped from under armed guard in the hospital
In the Sverdlovsk region, the head of the Pyshminsky urban district, Viktor Sokolov, escaped from under armed guard in a hospital. This was reported by FederalPress and Vecherniye Vedomosti with reference to sources. 60-year-old Sokolov was detained at home on July 12, Moskovsky Komsomolets wrote , also citing sources. The official “tried to escape and hide in the garden, but was caught,” the newspaper claimed. According to Kommersant, his office was also searched.