Business and conscription in Russia
How are Russian businesses coping as their employees are called up to fight in Ukraine?
Business Daily · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
Victoriya Holland investigates how businesses in Russia are surviving, as tens of thousands of men of working age are called up by the government to fight in the illegal war against Ukraine.
On the 21st September 2022, the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, announced a partial mobilisation of 300 thousand reservists to fight in Ukraine. After this announcement thousands of young men fled abroad.
We hear from business owners that have stayed in Russia and now face real difficulties in terms of staffing, and from those who have chosen to relocate their operations entirely.
Presenter / producer: Victoriya Holland Image: Conscripted citizens in Russia; Credit: Getty Images