From Prison to the Front: Russia Expands Military Recruitment

In this episode of From Russia with Fear, a drunken man in Elektrostal shoots and injures a 14-year-old boy from his balcony, while a war veteran frightens neighbors by firing a traumatic pistol from his window in Moscow. We also examine the case of a convicted murderer who burned a sleeping man alive and now hopes to leave prison by signing a military contract. As Russia expands the list of prisoners eligible for military service, serious questions remain about justice, public safety, and what happens when violent offenders return home with combat experience.