May 6, 2026
RBC reports Russia’s Digital Development Ministry plans to cut 15% of staff, with 2 deputy ministers possibly leaving
Russia’s Digital Development Ministry plans to cut roughly one in seven employees as part of an ongoing reorganization, the Russian business news outlet RBC reported on May 6, citing a source.
TL;DR
- The Digital Development Ministry plans to cut about 15% of its staff.
- Two deputy ministers, Sergei Kuchushev and Alexander Shoytov, may leave.
- Yevgeny Khasin, head of the cybersecurity department, might also depart.
- The ministry is restructuring departments, merging cloud services with AI and big data.
- Functions of the digital competencies and education development department may be transferred.