A gunshot by the ear. Photos of shredded corpses. A whisper: “This will be you if you don’t sign.” In this explosive episode of From Russia with Crime, we reveal how young Russian conscripts are coerced into contracts they never intended to sign — and sent straight into storm units where life expectancy is counted in hours. From fake promises to real threats, from psychological torture to battlefield slaughter, this is the story the military doesn’t want you to hear. Because in today’s Russia, war isn’t volunteered for — it’s forced, signed in fear, and sealed with blood.
A gunshot by the ear. Photos of shredded corpses. A whisper: “This will be you if you don’t sign.” In this explosive episode of From Russia with Crime, we reveal how young Russian conscripts are coerced into contracts they never intended to sign — and sent straight into storm units where life expectancy is counted in hours. From fake promises to real threats, from psychological torture to battlefield slaughter, this is the story the military doesn’t want you to hear. Because in today’s Russia, war isn’t volunteered for — it’s forced, signed in fear, and sealed with blood.