Russia's Strategy to Attract Foreign IT Workers and Replenish Army Personnel.

Russia is simplifying bureaucratic requirements for foreign IT workers to live and work in the country, allowing them to sign contracts with accredited Russian IT companies without the need for work permits. Family members of foreign software engineers are also entitled to apply for an indefinite residence permit through a simplified process after three months spent in Russia. The move comes as Russia's tech sector has been hit by the wartime exodus of Russian software engineers, with an estimated 100,000 IT workers leaving the country since the invasion of Ukraine.