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Russia’s Military Manpower System in Flux ISBN-13: 978-951-25-3517-0   Julkaisuvuosi: 2025   Kieli: englanti   Painopaikka: Punamusta Oy   Sijainti: Print Tietotalo   Sivumäärä: 110   Tekijät: Oona-Maria Hyppölä   Hinta 27.92 € This research paper examines the evolution and current state of Russia’s military manpower system, with a particular focus on developments amid the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It explores how the war has exposed and intensified deep-rooted structural weaknesses in recruitment, training, and personnel management, tracing the inherent limitations of both conscription and contract-based service models, and highlighting the challenges of their effective coexistence within the hybrid manpower system that has underpinned Russia’s approach to military staffing since the 1990s. Despite repeated reform efforts, the Russian Armed Forces continue to struggle with issues of legitimacy, sustainability, and effectiveness in managing human resources – challenges thrown into sharper relief by the pressures of wartime mobilisation.

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