Gazprom is arguably the Russian business hardest hit by the international sanctions imposed after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago. Although Russia’s economy has been resilient, growing signs of strain have appeared in several industries. Reuters has previously reported that President Vladimir Putin is concerned as heavy military spending distorts the wider economy.

The number of staff at Gazprom Export, once the most prosperous unit of the company, overseeing Soviet and Russia’s gas sales to Europe for over half a century, has shrunk to just a few dozen employees.

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That’s down from 600 employees five years ago, at the peak of Russian exports to Europe. The possible sale of the building and cuts at the unit have not been previously reported.

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  • Valmond@lemmy.world
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    This seems incorrect, they had over 400.000 employees a couple of years ago.

    They are hurt severely but they still pump billion of dollars of oil even if their profits are going out the window (😁).

    Source for employment: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gazprom

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      The figure are for the international sale dept. Of course Gazprom as a whole does not have only 600 employees

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        2 days ago

        Thanks.

        But seriously, ine of it’s departments downscales, what a news.

        I mean they do suffer heavily but that article is just crap IMO.