From Russia with Fear

In this episode of From Russia with Fear , we examine three disturbing crime stories from Russia. Authorities seized nearly half a ton of cocaine hidden inside frozen tuna imported from Latin America, uncovering a luxury lifestyle funded by alleged drug trafficking. In the Lipetsk region, the trial begins for a father accused of killing a military police officer during the attempted arrest of his...

A doctor in Russia narrowly survives an attempted arson attack after a patient allegedly douses her with gasoline inside a clinic. A decade-old case involving the murder of a newborn baby finally reaches court after investigators identify the suspect. And a Russian war veteran receives a 10-year sentence for taking his former wife and her sister hostage during a property dispute. These are the lat...

This episode of From Russia with Fear covers four disturbing crime stories from Russia. In Omsk, seven young men are accused of planning and carrying out the murder of a university student. In Kemerovo, a 12-year-old girl is found murdered after a recently released convicted killer is arrested. We also examine a deadly drug overdose at a birthday party in the Moscow region that left two people dea...

A new episode of From Russia with Fear examines three shocking criminal cases from Russia. A former head of a patriotic organization is sentenced for selling fake military contracts to criminal suspects. A serial killer escapes a final murder verdict by joining the Russian army—only to die in combat. And a convicted murderer serving life imprisonment kills his own cellmate inside one of Russia's h...

In this episode of From Russia with Fear , we examine three disturbing stories from across Russia. Police discover five human heads inside a private medical training center in Moscow during an investigation into the alleged illegal trade of human remains. In Primorsky Krai, three teenagers are accused of kidnapping and beating an 11-year-old boy. And in Yekaterinburg, gunfire shatters the windows...

A shocking murder in Moscow after a man is accused of killing and dismembering his own sister. A Russian police officer receives a suspended sentence after a detainee suffers life-threatening internal injuries during a beating. Meanwhile, the FSB announces a nationwide operation targeting illegal weapons workshops, seizing hundreds of firearms, explosives, and nearly 200,000 rounds of ammunition....

In this episode of From Russia with Fear , we examine three disturbing stories from modern Russia. The founder of the private military group Yastreb admits guilt in a case involving kidnappings, torture, and murder. A teenager loses millions of rubles to scammers exploiting the families of fallen soldiers. And a Moscow woman recounts years of relentless stalking that left her with PTSD. These case...

A former Wagner mercenary is accused of carrying out a horrific acid attack on his ex-girlfriend in Saint Petersburg, leaving her permanently disabled. In Tuva, armed intruders enter another children's summer camp just days after a similar attack on campers. We also examine the latest developments in the deadly West Mall shopping center attack in Krasnodar and the sentencing of a man convicted of...

In this episode of From Russia with Fear , we examine a series of disturbing violent incidents from across Russia. A man attacks children at a summer camp in Tuva, a serviceman opens fire from an apartment window in Petrozavodsk, a taxi driver is stabbed in the neck in Orsk, a homemade grenade injures a child in New Moscow, and a teenage girl is sentenced for preparing a planned school attack in K...

In this episode of From Russia with Fear, we examine three disturbing stories from modern Russia. Military fraud cases have surged as soldiers allegedly injure themselves and their comrades to collect combat compensation. In Saint Petersburg, police dismantle a violent neo-Nazi group accused of attacking young people over their political views. And in Moscow, a $100,000 robbery falls apart when th...

In this episode of From Russia with Fear , we examine three disturbing cases that expose abuse of power and devastating failures of responsibility in modern Russia. A former member of a private military group is sentenced after a journalist was buried alive in a coffin for 12 days. A children's clinic director is accused of sexually abusing a young patient over more than a year, while investigator...

A convicted killer pardoned after fighting in Ukraine is sentenced again—this time for the rape and murder of a woman with Down syndrome. In this episode of From Russia with Fear , we examine how violent offenders return to society, why personal conflicts increasingly end in deadly violence, and what these cases reveal about justice and public safety in modern Russia. We also cover the murder of a...

In this episode of From Russia with Fear , we examine three disturbing cases that reveal different faces of violence in modern Russia. Investigators detain influential businessman Ilya Traber in connection with the 2020 sniper assassination of businessman and politician Alexander Petrov. In Kaluga, a 75-year-old father is accused of killing his son with an axe after years of conflict. And in Vladi...

In this episode of From Russia with Fear , we look at several disturbing cases from Russia: the deaths of two schoolgirls, a father accused of trying to burn his children alive, and a serial attacker who targeted elderly women. These stories reveal how violence reaches the most vulnerable — children, families, and pensioners.

In this episode of From Russia with Fear , we look at several violent attacks that began in ordinary public places — a village road, a courtyard, a city center, and the entrance of an apartment building. A fourteen-year-old boy in Bashkortostan was killed over a bag of groceries. In Lyubertsy, a noise complaint ended in gunfire. In Novosibirsk, a man opened fire on a passing car. And in Perm, a gr...

In this episode of From Russia with Fear , we examine three disturbing cases that raise serious questions about accountability and justice in modern Russia. A repeat offender and SVO veteran kills two women in a drunk-driving crash after multiple previous convictions. A mother who hid her five-year-old daughter’s body inside a sofa for a month receives a surprisingly light sentence after murder ch...

A father is murdered during a violent home invasion in the Moscow region, leaving his 13-year-old son fighting for his life. In Balashikha, a teenager allegedly terrorizes young children inside an elevator before disappearing. Meanwhile, investigators detain a waste-management executive accused of massive tax fraud, and police uncover a shadow banking network that moved hundreds of millions of rub...

A man is killed after a dispute over loud music in Krasnoyarsk Krai. A fifth-grade boy is kidnapped and tied up in a garage over accusations of stealing a vape. A powerful regional vice governor is arrested after police allegedly discover narcotics in his hotel room. And a Russian military colonel is sentenced to prison for corruption, bribery, and using conscript soldiers for unauthorized labor....

In this episode of From Russia with Fear , we look at four disturbing cases that show how violence spreads through Russian society — from war and failed punishment to domestic abuse and online predation. A convicted rapist who went to war instead of serving his sentence returns and kills his former wife and her seven-year-old daughter. In Tuva, a 14-year-old boy is murdered after defending younger...

In this episode of From Russia with Fear, we look at three disturbing stories from Russia: a car bombing in Balashikha near a military-linked neighborhood, the life sentence of SVO veteran Artem Buchin for the murder and sexual assault of his ex-wife and her seven-year-old daughter, and the case of elderly parents in Novosibirsk accused of strangling their alcoholic son. Together, these stories sh...

A former FSB lieutenant colonel sentenced to 18 years for organizing a contract killing walks free after signing a military contract. A senior Russian Defense Ministry official is arrested in the latest corruption scandal to hit the military bureaucracy. And an investigator receives only a suspended sentence after illegally declaring a mother of two wanted and having her detained for refusing to s...

A Russian army sergeant shoots at conscripts to force them to work and receives only a suspended sentence. A pardoned soldier deserts the front, threatens teenagers with a knife, and still receives leniency because of his military service. A former police officer convicted of killing his wife leaves prison for war, returns home, and demands a place in the lives of the children he orphaned. In this...

A gathering of friends in Bakhteevo-Park near Ramenskoye turned deadly when a grenade exploded and a fire claimed two lives, including a bound and stabbed homeowner. In Kirov Region, a 20-year-old mother fatally beat her two-month-old son and hid his body in an abandoned outbuilding. In east Moscow, a pregnant woman was strangled by her boyfriend during a drunken dispute. Meanwhile, in the Ural re...

A Russian soldier records himself stabbing a drinking companion 150 times while declaring how much he enjoys killing. A convicted inmate helps create a fake drug-trafficking network allegedly orchestrated by an FSB officer to boost arrest statistics. And a former politician accused of embezzling nearly 40 million rubles avoids trial by joining the war in Ukraine. In this episode of From Russia wit...

A woman dies after being pushed from a seventh-floor window during a party in Moscow. A family in Khabarovsk accuses a hospital of negligence after a stroke patient develops catastrophic wounds and dies. And a South Ossetian special forces commander facing attempted murder charges returns to the front line while his criminal case is suspended. In this episode of From Russia with Fear , we examine...