Stabbed His Lover and Went to Fight in the War

In this episode of From Russia with Crime, we tell the chilling true story of Alexander Katin, a 54-year-old man from Nizhnevartovsk who stabbed his long-time mistress, Natalia Dracheva, in front of witnesses and surveillance cameras. What began as a secret affair ended with blood on the pavement and a family destroyed. But instead of serving his 13-year sentence, Katin signed up for the war in Ukraine, joining the growing number of violent criminals Russia sends to the front.