Six Children Left Behind: Two Brutal Murders and Russia’s War Escape

In this episode of From Russia with Fear, two shocking crimes reveal the darker reality of violence and impunity in modern Russia. In Sverdlovsk region, a repeat offender murders his ex-wife — a nurse and mother of six daughters — inside the hospital where she worked. In Kemerovo region, businessman Alexey Mukharev kills a married couple to avoid repaying a debt that grew to five million rubles. The accused killer now hopes to escape prison by volunteering for the war. The episode explores the crimes, the victims, and the growing controversy around the mass recruitment of prisoners for military service.