Returned From War: How SVO Veterans Turn Violence on Their Families
A Russian SVO veteran from Volgograd beat his own grandmother to death with a wooden chair — and received only seven years in prison. The court treated his participation in the war in Ukraine as a mit...
22 Jan 5min
How SVO Participants Kill and Terrorize Russians
In this episode of From Russia with Fear, we investigate a series of brutal crimes committed by participants of Russia’s so-called “special military operation” after returning from the front. A servic...
21 Jan 5min
He Threw His Wife and Toddler From the 16th Floor — Then Went to War
Alexander Lipatov murdered his own family in Moscow, throwing his two-year-old son and his wife from a 16th-floor window. Both died instantly. Diagnosed with an acute psychotic disorder and long-stand...
20 Jan 4min
The Monino Acid Maniac: Insane in Court, Sane About Money
An acid attacker from the Moscow region, officially declared criminally insane, is trying to reduce the compensation he must pay to his victim by seven times. While undergoing compulsory psychiatric t...
19 Jan 5min
Boiling Water Death: How Negligence Killed a Pensioner
An elderly man in Obninsk died after being scalded by boiling water in his own shower. Instead of warm water, a lethal stream poured from the tap, leaving him trapped, burned, and helpless for hours. ...
16 Jan 5min
Mass Death of Newborns in a Novokuznetsk Maternity Hospital
At least eleven infant deaths are now linked to Maternity Hospital No. 1 in Novokuznetsk. Nine newborns died within just a few days during the January holidays, and two more cases were later confirmed...
15 Jan 4min
Mother Starved Her Baby to Death and Threw the Body in the Trash
A horrifying true crime case from Russia’s Vladimir region. A 19-year-old woman, Veronika Zhukova, starved her one-year-old son to death by leaving him alone for months without food, water, or care. A...
14 Jan 4min
War as an Excuse: How SVO Veterans Kill and Maim Russians at Home
After returning from the front, Russian SVO veterans are increasingly turning their violence against civilians. Based on open-source data and court documents, this episode reveals the real scale of ki...
13 Jan 4min
