Russianomics

Russian federal buget: Military spending and recruits in Q3

Russia's spending data for Q3/2025 shows no slowdown in military spending. Also, the recruitment puzzle from Q2 has been solved.

Nov 17, 2025 • Janis Kluge

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Russia's unrealistic budget plan

Officially, Russia expects a budget deficit of 2.6% of GDP this year. It will be closer to 3.5% of GDP unless a miracle happens.

Nov 11, 2025 • Janis Kluge

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Russian recruitment and casualties in Q3 / 2025

According to regional data, Russian recruitment is still stable. Several regions lowered their bonuses. Payouts to families of killed soldiers indicate…

Nov 11, 2025 • Janis Kluge

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October 2025

How many Russian soldiers died - according to regional budgets?

This post presents a new method for estimating the number of Russian fatalities based on budget spending in certain Russian regions. The results appear…

Oct 15, 2025 • Janis Kluge

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September 2025

Russia still recruits 1,000 soldiers per day, but costs continue to rise

Recent increases in sign-on bonuses in several regions suggest mounting pressure to boost the number of recruits.

Sep 5, 2025 • Janis Kluge

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August 2025

New & improved Russian budget browser

The latest version allows you to analyze federal budget laws and execution data from 2018 to 2025, as well as filter by military spending.

Aug 11, 2025 • Janis Kluge

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Writing off regional debt to fund the war

Moscow is allowing Russian regions to write off up to 2/3 of their debt. While the official goal of the program is to enable more investment in housing…

Aug 2, 2025 • Janis Kluge

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July 2025

Russian recruitment: The first half of 2025

Recruitment has slowed down from the ~40,000 per month seen in March and April to slightly below 30,000 in May and June. Russia has spent at least $4…

Jul 4, 2025 • Janis Kluge

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June 2025

Visualizing Russian federal budget spending

If you're interested in analyzing Russian federal budget spending, here's an interactive treemap you can use.

Jun 23, 2025 • Janis Kluge

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New data: Russia recruited 89,601 men in the first quarter of 2025

According to federal budget data released today, Russia awarded bonuses for 89,601 new army contracts from January to March of 2025, marking a 22% surge…

Jun 9, 2025 • Janis Kluge

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Russia's recruitment campaign loses steam in May

In 2025, the Russian military added over 1,000 new recruits per day. Most regions easily met their quotas and stopped increasing their sign-on bonuses…

Jun 4, 2025 • Janis Kluge

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May 2025

New budget data: Russia recruited ~1700 soldiers per day in late 2024

Newly released budget data indicates that 158,000 men enlisted in the fourth quarter of 2024. In total, Russia's military paid sign-on bonuses to…

May 29, 2025 • Janis Kluge

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