In this episode of From Russia with Fear, we examine the disappearance of Alexey, a man allegedly recruited as a drone operator but sent into an assault without proper training. We also cover the detention of a young man carrying a homemade bomb in the Saint Petersburg metro and the investigation into an Akita Inu attack that left a seven-year-old boy hospitalized. Three stories about deception, public danger, and responsibility that came too late.

A former Defense Ministry institute chief receives 13 years in prison for taking millions in bribes. Another colonel is accused of earning money from every can of poor-quality meat supplied to Russian troops. Plus, a taekwondo coach allegedly attacks an elderly couple and their grandson after an argument over water in Kirov.

In this episode of From Russia with Fear, we look at three violent criminal cases from different parts of Russia. In the Leningrad region, two men are accused of killing a former serviceman while trying to gain access to military payments. In the Arkhangelsk region, a 17-year-old boy was sentenced for killing his mother. And in the Samara region, a drunken argument between two elderly friends ended in murder. Three cases linked by money, drugs, alcohol, and extreme violence.

In this episode of From Russia with Fear, a Moscow man is accused of killing his elderly father and trying to destroy the evidence. A former traffic police officer and war veteran receives a sentence below the legal minimum after beating a teenager. Meanwhile, the Russian government proposes expanding the list of criminal defendants and prisoners who can sign military contracts and go to war.

In this episode of From Russia with Fear, we cover four disturbing criminal cases from across Russia. A mother in Sochi is detained after investigators discover videos showing alleged abuse of her young son. In the Astrakhan region, a taxi driver attacks a passenger with a hammer after an argument over dirty clothes. Moscow police arrest a man suspected of assaulting and raping a woman in a park. And in the Ivanovo region, a court declares a major drug network led by a former police officer an extremist organization.

In this episode of From Russia with Fear, a parking dispute in Saint Petersburg ends with two people wounded, a woman damages ten cars with an axe in the Kaluga region, and a conflict at a petrol station in Chelyabinsk turns into a shooting. We also cover the reported release of a man convicted of brutally abusing his stepson and the fourteen-year sentence given to a taxi driver in Baltiysk for crimes against a child.

In this episode of From Russia with Fear, a former serviceman accused of driving over two women near Achinsk avoids pre-trial detention, while prosecutors push for an attempted murder charge. We also examine the case of Russian soldiers convicted over the torture and killing of American-born war correspondent Russell Bentley, who may now be sent back to the front. Finally, police in Arkhangelsk arrest a man accused of shooting a passerby in the face.

In this episode of From Russia with Fear, we examine three cases from Russia involving military violence, weak accountability, and deadly negligence. A key witness in the Yastreb private military company case is transferred to an assault unit after testifying about alleged torture and killings. A commander receives a suspended sentence for beating conscript soldiers, while three people are jailed over a fatal fire in a Dagestan horror quest that killed two young women.

In this episode of From Russia with Fear, a former soldier is accused of deliberately driving into two women in the Krasnoyarsk region, leaving one of them seriously injured. In Moscow, a woman receives a five-year sentence after a planned attack on her husband, while police in Perm investigate a fight involving gunfire at a petrol station.

In this episode of From Russia with Fear, a Moscow court sentences two former veterans’ organization leaders for stealing assets worth more than three billion rubles. Police in Vladivostok investigate an armed man accused of threatening a woman and teenagers near a playground. And in Perm, concern grows after convicted serial offender Dmitry Tambasov makes another attempt to secure early release.