The anti-abortion movement is on the rise in Russia, and the Kremlin is responding by changing the law to make terminations more difficult.

Russia incentivises young mothers amid declining birth rates with payments and unconventional family-building schemes.

Female college students in some Russian regions can get 100,000 rubles, or about $900 at current exchange rates, for having a ...

All Russian soldiers fighting Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine could be forced to donate their sperm before setting off - the ...

Russia is facing a demographic crisis with its birth rate hitting a 25-year low. To combat this, the government is offering financial incentives, including cash payments to young mothers and stricter ...

This initiative is part of Russia’s broader strategy to reverse its population decline, which has reached historic lows.

The regional law clearly states that the policy would not apply to mothers who give birth to stillborn babies. Russia ...

Russia has launched a policy promising 100,000 rubles (approximately ₹81,000) to female students under 25 who give birth. The ...

Russia has introduced measures to increase birth rates by offering financial incentives to female students under 25 who give ...

According to Russia’s Federal State Statistics Service, or Rosstat, only 599,600 children were born in 2024 -- marking a 2.7 ...