For several years, Russian officials have sounded the alarm that the country suffers from a shortage of policemen given that low salaries, poor working conditions, and the possibility of making more money either by volunteering to serve in the army or joining private security companies have led more to resign than force has been able to hire.

In some places, especially at the local level outside of Moscow, as many as 40 percent of the positions in the police are currently unfilled, forcing the remaining offers to work overtime and meaning that the police force often lacks the personnel need to combat crime and especially its more serious and violent categories.

Vladimir Putin........

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