clipped from: www.cnn.com MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- The remaining 14 doomsday cult members holed up in a southern Russian cave are likely to give up their wait for the end of the world and leave the cave Wednesday, officials say.
If they do, it will bring an end to a bizarre story in which 35 members of the group have lived in the den -- in a sometimes snowy ravine in Russia's Penza region -- since November.
On Friday, seven members of the cult left the cave and moved into the home of their leader, Father Pyotr Kuznetsov, who has been living in the nearby village of Nikolskoye.
Another 14 members left the cave Tuesday. That group included two children, aged eight and 14, Dmitry Eskin of Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry told CNN.
Oleg Melnichenko, the vice-governor of the Penza region, told media that there was a high possibility the remaining members would leave the cave Wednesday. His announcement came after talks with those still inside.