Oleg Topalov was being held on charges of double murder and arms trafficking when he became the fourth man in two decades to escape the maximum-security Matrosskaya Tishina prison in Moscow.
Authorities say Topalov, 33, could only have used a spoon to dig the hole in the ceiling of his cell, through which he made it to the roof. From there, Topalov was able to escape over the main fence.