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Russia’s economy: A balance between labour shortage and military might


Russia’s leadership finds itself in a peculiar dilemma – it lacks manpower to protect its borders and continue the fight in the Donbas, but it also needs to plug labour gaps if it is to sustain its war economy.

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@MoscowTimes: 🔴 We’re back with live coverage of Ukraine’s assault on the Kursk region. Follow us for more updates throughout the day. themoscowtimes.com/2024/08/15/kur…



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Russia evacuates thousands more people as Ukraine claims advances


Russia began evacuating thousands more people from its border regions on Thursday after Ukraine said it was advancing deeper into the country in a lightning incursion aimed at forcing Moscow to slow its advance along the rest of the front.

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Russia Evacuates Thousands More People as Ukraine Claims Advances


By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia began evacuating thousands more people from its border regions on Thursday after Ukraine said it was advancing deeper into the country in a lightning incursion aimed at forcing Moscow to slow its advance along the rest of the front. The biggest foreign …

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Ukraine pushes on with Moscow advance, more than 100 Russian soldiers taken as prisoners


The surprise Ukrainian push into the Kursk region that began on August 6 has rattled the Kremlin. The daring operation is the largest attack on Russia since World War II and could involve as many as 10,000 Ukrainian troops backed by armour

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@GlasnostGone: A panicked Russia is desperately digging, not for victory, but to stop #Ukraine’s advance. Some way back from the frontline in Kursk, satellite images show trenches and anti-vehicle ditches being dug.



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@GlasnostGone: Unable to stem #Ukraine’s advance, Russia forced to evacuate another district in its Kursk border region. Kursk governor wants 20,000 people to leave their homes in the Glushkov district. Russia said around 200,000 people have now evacuated Kursk region