Russia is suffering from "severe manpower shortages" in Ukraine, a US official told Reuters. The official said there is credible evidence suggesting Russia will soon enlist convicted criminals.

Authorities in St. Petersburg have tried to get homeless people to enlist as military recruits for the war in Ukraine, as Russian forces reel from huge troop losses, local media reported. The ...

Russian officials are trying to get homeless people to fight in Ukraine, according to a US official who also said that Russia is planning on enlisting convicted criminals. The unnamed US official ...

The mayor of the Russian city of Yakutsk in Siberia, Yevgeny Grigoryev, has suggested sending homeless members of society to labor camps to prevent them from "corrupting people." "Homeless people are ...