In this episode of From Russia with Fear, we look at court decisions analyzed by investigative journalists showing that SVO participants have killed or seriously injured more than 1,000 people after returning home. We walk through multiple cases—from torture murders and domestic killings to attacks during leave—and the legal pattern behind them: participation in the war is repeatedly treated as a mitigating factor, while contracts and pardons allow offenders to avoid real prison time.
In this episode of From Russia with Fear, we look at court decisions analyzed by investigative journalists showing that SVO participants have killed or seriously injured more than 1,000 people after returning home. We walk through multiple cases—from torture murders and domestic killings to attacks during leave—and the legal pattern behind them: participation in the war is repeatedly treated as a mitigating factor, while contracts and pardons allow offenders to avoid real prison time.