Russia Considers 6-Day Work Week Without Extra Pay to Support War Efforts

Russia may authorize a six-day workweek without additional pay to meet the economic demands of the war effort, according to UK intelligence. State-backed media and business groups have petitioned the Economic Ministry for the change, and leading propagandist Margarita Simonyan has suggested citizens work two extra hours in munitions factories each day. The UK intelligence notes that the evolving tone of the conversation echoes a Soviet-type sense of societal compulsion and highlights the leadership's likely identification of economic performance as a decisive factor in winning the war.