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 serviceman strangles his partner and burns her body, another murders his wife on their wedding night, a veteran attacks a family with a small child, and a repeat offender nearly kills a taxi driver after deserting his unit. These cases reveal a disturbing pattern of violence, impunity, and repeat crimes by former convicts who use the war to escape real punishment. Court records show that more than a thousand civilians have been killed or injured by returning SVO participants across Russia.
