Russia’s interior minister said thousands of police personnel have quit their posts, as the Kremlin’s military recruitment for the war in Ukraine intensifies labor pressures in the economy.
(Bloomberg) — Russia’s interior minister said thousands of police personnel have quit their posts, as the Kremlin’s military recruitment for the war in Ukraine intensifies labor pressures in the economy.
“The personnel shortage is very great. I would say that it’s already critical,” Vladimir Kolokoltsev said at a meeting with officials, according to a statement on the ministry’s website Thursday. “Over the past month, 5,000 employees have left the internal affairs structures” and there’s a shortage of investigators, he said.
Russia Seeks 400,000 More Recruits as Latest Ukraine Push Stalls
President Vladimir Putin’s drive to expand Russia’s armed forces is adding to labor shortages after hundreds of thousands of workers were drafted or volunteered to join the military from other sectors of the economy. The central bank said last month that, with unemployment at a record low in Russia, a deficit of labor was hindering economic growth.
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