KULOB, March 28, Asia-Plus - Private soldier of the 149 ^th motorized rifle regiment of Russian military base stationed in Kulob, Maxim Motseyko, has been reported missing during practice shoot at the training ground Mumirak in the Shuroobod district, Asia-Plus has learned from the source being closed to the regiment’s command.   

According to the source, the 22-year-old Maxim Motseyko, resident of the city of Istikima in the Russian region of Novosibirsk , was conscripted for military service on May 16 2005 .  He had served in the regiment of the Russian military base in Tajikistan since December 2005.  In the meantime, the source found it difficult to say whether the missing serviceman was armed or not.  

The Kulob police directorate has also confirmed the fact that a serviceman of the Russian 149 ^th motorized rifle regiment stationed in Kulob was reported missing.  

According to reliable sources at the Russian military base, in February 2006 alone, five cases of absence without leave were registered.