The plot of the series "The Russian Wife" unfolds in the midst of the Syrian military conflict. Kamel, a simple resident of Damascus, is married to a girl from Russia named Alina. The couple loves each other and raises two children, Tanya and Rustam. But one terrible day, Kamel and his son disappear without a trace. His wife believes that the militants may have kidnapped them for ransom, like many other people. In an attempt to save her loved ones, Alina turns to a fellow countryman, a reporter, and decides to go with him to the militants' camp.