Russia Is 105K Firefighters Short — So They Send 18-Year-Old Conscripts
Russia's emergency services face a massive staffing crisis — over 100,000 firefighters short on average (more than a third of units understaffed) — and now they're turning to 18-year-old conscripts to plug the gaps in life-and-death roles.
When a country runs out of trained professionals, it starts plugging life-and-death holes with whoever it can. In today’s Friday news update (part of my ongoing weekly series), this is one of the biggest stories on the board: the growing staffing gap in emergency services — and why reports of 18-year-old conscripts to be being used in dangerous roles should alarm anyone watching Russia’s state capacity weaken.
But it’s not just one headline. In this episode I’m running through a full stack of the week’s biggest Russia stories — fast, structured, and with context — so you can see the pattern, not just isolated shocks.
📌 And yes: the state is actively pushing “official alternatives” — the classic playbook when competition gets squeezed
What to watch next: official messaging, arrests, propaganda shifts, and retaliation risks
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Russia Is 105K Firefighters Short — So They Send 18-Year-Old Conscripts
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