New statistics reveal that number of Russians living below poverty line jumped by 400k during Covid pandemic to 19.6 million

After a year marred

After a year marred by Covid-19, increased living costs, and a sharp rise in unemployment, newly published data reveals that 13.3 percent of Russians lived below the subsistence minimum during the first three quarters of 2020.

That’s an increase of 400,000 people compared to the same period in 2019, with the number now reaching 19,600,000 people.

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