Report

How Russia’s war in Ukraine is creating domestic security gaps

Think tank: RUSI

Author(s): Emily Ferris

September 23, 2025

This report from UK think tank RUSI examines how the war has left Russia increasingly vulnerable at home.

The war in Ukraine has diverted Russia’s resources and attention away from its own critical domestic security issues, creating uneven gaps in its ability to address terrorism, corruption, regional instability and the return of fighters from the war.