From Russia with Fear

Russia’s System of Fear: Fake Police and Escapes Through War

In this episode of From Russia with Fear, we examine three disturbing stories that reveal the growing chaos inside Russia. A fake police officer in Moscow uses a forged МВД badge to manipulate and rape an 18-year-old girl during a fabricated “undercover operation.” Meanwhile, former Russian officials convicted of corruption are avoiding prison by signing military contracts and heading to the war in Ukraine. And in another shocking case, a decorated Russian soldier shoots himself twice in the foot to avoid returning to the front line. These stories expose a country where fear, violence, corruption, and desperation are becoming part of everyday life. From abuse of authority to the hidden reality behind Russia’s war effort, this episode looks at how power is being exploited — and how ordinary people are suffering the consequences.

Convicts, Corruption, and Murder: Russia’s War Comes Home

A convicted killer escapes the front line, beats another man to death, and then asks to return to war again. In Saint Petersburg, investigators uncover a scheme exploiting desperate Russians and stealing military payments from soldiers heading to Ukraine. And in Bashkortostan, police solve a chilling murder hidden with chains and concrete in the style of Russia’s violent 1990s. In this episode of From Russia with Fear, we examine how war, corruption, and brutality are becoming deeply connected inside modern Russia — from prison recruitment to deadly domestic violence and criminal fraud surrounding military compensation. These are not isolated crimes. They are part of a system where violence follows people home.

From Russia with Fear: Deadly Neighbors and Corrupt Cops

A land dispute in southern Russia ends with two men burned alive inside a locked bathhouse. A deserter murders the widow of a dead soldier to steal millions in compensation payments. And in Moscow, two police officers are sentenced after raping a teenage girl inside a patrol car. In this episode of From Russia with Fear, we examine three shocking criminal cases exposing violence, corruption, greed, and the growing culture of impunity across modern Russia. From rural revenge killings to crimes committed by soldiers and police officers, these stories reveal how ordinary people become victims of a system where power is often abused — and justice comes too late.

Russia’s Growing Culture of Everyday Violence

A teenage argument in Saint Petersburg turns into a near-fatal stabbing after a 15-year-old boy is attacked 25 times in a parking lot. In another shocking case, a Russian war veteran threatens to kill his wife and decapitate police officers — yet walks free with a suspended sentence. And near Moscow, an unknown shooter opens fire on teenagers sitting quietly outside, wounding a 14-year-old boy with a pneumatic rifle. In this episode of From Russia with Fear, we examine Russia’s rising wave of everyday violence: knife attacks among teenagers, growing aggression linked to war trauma, and random acts of brutality happening in ordinary neighborhoods across the country.

The Wooden Coffin Case: Child Abuse, War Veterans, and Prison Torture in Russia

In this episode of From Russia with Fear, we uncover three shocking stories from modern Russia. A two-year-old girl named Sonya was locked inside a wooden coffin-like box by her own parents and slowly starved to death in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. Investigators say the child was unwanted, isolated, barely fed, and hidden from the world until she died from exhaustion. Then, we look at the case of an SVO veteran who deserted the military and carried out a series of burglaries while hiding in the Moscow region. Despite multiple thefts and desertion, the court treated his war service and medal as mitigating circumstances. And finally — a surreal new business emerging in Russia: “insurance policies” protecting prisoners from torture, beatings, and abuse inside Russian prisons and detention centers. This episode explores how cruelty, violence, and fear are becoming normalized across Russian society — from family homes to prisons and the battlefield.