World of warships not launching10/18/2023 ![]() President Vladimir Putin in June claimed that half of the Russians who left the country after the start of the conflict have since returned, and more of them are still returning. ![]() Russian officials are working to lure back the hundreds of thousands of citizens who moved abroad since the launch of the country's military offensive against Ukraine - but have so far given them little, if any, incentive to go back.īetween 700,000 and 1.5 million Russians are estimated to have left the country following the February 2022 offensive, either out of opposition to the war or fear of being sent to the frontlines.įor the Kremlin, this mass exodus of predominantly young, educated workers - widely called relokanti (which translates to “those who’ve relocated”) - is a matter of urgency, as it exacerbates the country’s economic and demographic woes, the latter of which Moscow considers a national security issue.
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