Russia’s volunteer soldiers may face tougher job prospects after returning from Ukraine: study

A volunteer sits near an information point in Moscow to recruit contract soldiers for the Russian army to fight in Ukraine. Contributor/Getty Images One line on a Russian résumé should have worked like a medal: Completed voluntary contract during the ‘special military operation’, 2022–2023. The Kremlin presents men who fought in Ukraine as patriots, heroes and even a future governing elite. Yet when I placed that line on ordinary job applications, Russian employers became less likely to…