Crash, Death, and Immunity: A Family Wiped Out in Belgorod

From Russia with Fear · May 5, 2026 · 4m

In this episode of From Russia with Crime, we tell the story of a devastating car crash in Russia’s Belgorod region that killed an entire family — and the soldier responsible who never faced prison. In June 2024, Nikolai Ostryakov lost control of his car and collided with a vehicle carrying two parents and their three children. Three people died, including a one-year-old girl. Two children survived with severe injuries.

Despite the scale of the tragedy, the criminal case against Ostryakov was closed due to his participation in the war in Ukraine and his subsequent discharge from military…