Russian police identified more than 57,000 homeless children in 2025. The increase is linked to socio-economic problems and ...

The move comes under new health guidelines, brought in to try and tackle Russia's declining birth rate.

For a quarter of a century, Russian president Vladimir Putin has grappled with his country’s declining and ageing population. The demographic crisis pre-dates his ascent to power, with the nation ...

For a quarter century, President Vladimir Putin has faced the specter of Russia’s shrinking and aging population. In 1999, a year before he came to power, the number of babies born in Russia plunged ...