Five armored snowmobiles departed from Arkhanghelsk at the first light of dawn. They hoped to arrive at their destination before nightfall.
In other words, they needed to cover a distance of 800 miles within the span of 12 hours. That is why they decided to travel as fast as possible.
Viktor and his companions all got in the car in the middle, so the other cars at the front and back could tightly guard them should something arise.
During their travel, the old butler tried to get them to talk, as they were curious on how Viktor could safely survive and go to Arkhangelsk, a small town around 500 miles north from the bunker.