The Three Things (episode 5, Aug. 22)--murders and billions gone in Bulgaria... and more

Welcome back to The Three Things with Preston Smith, which covers politics, current affairs, crime, spy/intrigue and all things in between in Central Europe. Each section of the Three Things runs approximately 15-20 minutes (or more), and we have provided markers to help you get where you need to go.

This week's three things (with markers) include:

7:52 The murder of Alexei Petrov. This is some kind of a story--murdered in broad daylight in mid-August, Petrov's death may be linked to other murders, billions gone (Ruja Ignatova and Oncecoin content) and some are commenting that the mafia wars have begun once again. Or maybe they never stopped.

31:49 The truth of using surveillance in risk intelligence or during private detective work. How does it work? What do you want? What should you expect? And what is legal? Find out here.

42:50 The Ukrainian war update. A great deal of news this week, including negative comments in the West, the Russian offensive in Kupiansk, Ukrainian progress in the south--and theories that the Russians have something bigger in store.

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Photo credits:

Photo by Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The river Neva by Alexey Bogolyubov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Mafia suit photo by Jan Ainali, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Greta Thunberg photo by Dylan Richards from Athabasca, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Bulgarian detectives photo by WaffledWaffle, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Boyko Boyrsov photo by EU2017EE Estonian Presidency, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Dead body photo by Sofia Police Department, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Vladimir Petkov photo by CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Kamenov Interpol Red Notice courtesy of Interpol.
Ignatova notice by the US FBI, public domain.
Ivan Geshev protest poster by Spiritia, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Camera photo by Auckland Museum Collections from Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Photo by Peter Heckert, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Prighozhin photo by OR-7 Pia Dunkel, German Army, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Gen. Surovikin photo by Government of the Russian Federation, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Gen. Surovikin photo by Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons