Killers, War, and Impunity: Inside Today’s Russia

In this episode of From Russia with Fear, we examine a series of disturbing stories that reveal how violence and impunity are becoming normalized across Russia. A man in Saint Petersburg is beaten to death with a sledgehammer by his neighbor during a коммуналка dispute. A notorious “black realtor” gang leader who once murdered people for apartments dies after being released from prison to fight in the war. A convicted family killer returns from the фронт only to face new theft accusations — yet avoids serious punishment again. And in Chechnya, a man attacks another for bringing his wife to a public stadium. This episode explores how war, criminality, toxic masculinity, and systemic fear are increasingly merging into one reality inside modern Russia.