The Russian invasion of Ukraine has affected different spheres of the lives of Russian citizens. A series of economic sanctions aimed at building pressure on the Russian government led to the curtailing of the operations of thousands of enterprises all across Russia. As a result, thousands of Russian citizens lost their jobs or downsized their earnings. Job cuts also affected the lives of labor migrants. Given that Russia is among the top five recipients of migrants in the world, with over 12 million migrants in 2020, the impact of sanctions on labor migrants is enormous.
