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Russia is experiencing shortages in its workforce as a result of the Ukraine war, according to the UK.
However, the MoD said Moscow’s conscription efforts “continue to have negative effects on its industry workforce”.
As an example, the country’s IT sector saw around 100,000 of its workers leave Russia in 2022 – 10% of the total.
That led to Putin increasing the age at which IT workers can be recruited to the army from 27 to 30.
“This shows that mobilisation and conscription within Russia has worsened non-defence workforce shortages,” the MoD said in its latest intelligence update on the war.
“In the run-up to the Russian presidential elections scheduled for March 2024, Russian authorities will likely seek to avoid further unpopular mobilisations.”
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