Russia has created a “demographic special forces” to fight for fertility

Russia is experiencing its deepest demographic crisis in over two centuries: only 1.22 million children were born last year — the fewest since 1999.

This was reported by the Center for Countering Disinformation.

Compared to 2023, the birth rate decreased by 3.4%, and compared to 2014, by more than a third. In the first quarter of 2025, the birth rate fell by another 4%, which became a historical minimum.

The aggressor country has kept detailed demographic statistics by month and region — population size, number of births, deaths, marriages, and divorces — secret.

So the demographic catastrophe continues, but instead of real solutions — calls from the authorities to increase the number of children, the introduction of additional barriers to abortion, and now a theater with “special forces” and “deputies for children” in every ministry. Apparently, the Kremlin decided: since the people don’t want it, we’ll force it like the Guards.

Russian officials cover up the country's actual extinction with words about "traditional values." But no amount of propaganda can stop a demographic catastrophe if the government has been investing in war, repression, and fear for decades instead of life.