The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported a “critical” shortage of police personnel and the dismissal of 5 thousand employees over the past month

Minister of Internal Affairs Vladimir Kolokoltsev, during a meeting at which he introduced the new heads of the Ministry of Internal Affairs departments for the Magadan region and annexed Sevastopol, reported a critical shortage of personnel in the police. His words are reported by MIA Media.

At first, Kolokoltsev described the crime situation in Sevastopol and the Magadan region as stable, but noted that “in conditions of understaffing, a colossal burden falls on employees.”

“The shortage of personnel is very large. I would say that it is already critical. Over the past month, five thousand employees have left the internal affairs bodies. A difficult situation. And in the Magadan region it’s complicated. And there are not enough investigators. But in any case, we are obliged to do everything to minimize these risks. First of all, in order to satisfy the population’s demand for the protection of rights and freedoms provided for by law,” the minister said.

Kolokoltsev did not explain the reason for the mass dismissal of employees. According to Putin’s decree, signed in 2022, the maximum staffing level for internal affairs bodies was to increase to 922 thousand people from January 1, 2023. In the spring of 2014, the maximum staffing level was set at 894 thousand employees.