Mass police resignations in Russia; Putin regime's defense against domestic protests weakens

[Starmix]

According to the report, the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs announced that the agency is losing employees daily due to layoffs, with staffing shortages in some departments reaching 40%. Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Igor Zubov stated this in the State Duma. Under market conditions, wages and social benefits do not meet expectations.
Russia is indeed losing personnel. Employees are leaving daily, and the influx of recruits is not enough to cover the shortfall. In some departments, the shortfall is as high as 40%.

The report stated that the issue of personnel shortages in the Ministry of Internal Affairs is not new. In March 2025, the head of the department, Vladimir Kolokoltsev, reported a shortage of over 170,000 employees. According to a ministry presentation, the shortage of certified personnel at that time was 23.9% in the criminal investigation department, 31.4% in the patrol service, 24.7% in drug control units, and 22.7% in preliminary investigation agencies. Furthermore, according to Kolokoltsev, almost half of the experienced police officers left the service in 2024.

The report added that the dismissal of department heads was due to failure to provide their subordinates with required vacations. The report added that at an extended meeting of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Board attended by President Vladimir Putin, Kolokoltsev estimated the overall personnel shortage at 172,000. Putin ordered that pay for Ministry of Internal Affairs employees be made competitive, including the provision of their housing. Despite mass layoffs, Russia maintains one of the highest per capita police numbers. In 2024, there were 643 police officers per 100,000 residents. The decline in the number of police in Russia poses a threat to the Putin regime's ability to protect itself by force within the country.

 

[kit_hung]

I received message from Russia stating that the number of manages being reduced daily. some departments are experiencing staffing shortages of up to 40 percent. Chupov said that benefits and salaries are not meeting expectations, and he knows this is putting enormous pressure on their organization, that employees feel uncertain about the future, and that staff turnover is adding to the strain.

 

[Starmix]

A mass resignation of the Russian police is proof that they no longer like to serve Russia. These policemen are tired of Putin's promises.

 

[eLdavis]

At the moment Russia is looking more like a fallen country, it seems everything is falling apart one at a time.

 

[Starmix]

At the moment Russia is looking more like a fallen country, it seems everything is falling apart one at a time.

Agree, and Putin is still pushing his dream to acquire back Ukraine and or defeat Zelenskyy. These two warring countries have wasted billions of dollars and millions of lives wasted because of the ruthless war.

 

[kit_hung]

A mass resignation of the Russian police is proof that they no longer like to serve Russia. These policemen are tired of Putin's promises.

officials decided to leave their jobs, I felt like they were tired of Putin's stories and no longer wanted to serve Russia. It seems they gotten tired of promises they never delivered and now they want to move on.