All the previous posts people are full of sh..
Obviously, never traveled in Russia, thieve rings everywhere, airlines the worst, form checkin to last baggage handler , they have certain ways of signaling which suitcases should be checked in details depending on how the destination tags and those little bar code stickers are placed. Police, it is a lost time, nothing will be done. Avoid transit Russia. Worked in Kazakhstan and had to travel via Moscow shermietov or Doma vnukova airports. Never wear expensive looking watches or clothes or suitcases that look expensive… land of mafia from top to bottom….