# Russia is requiring employers to hire soldiers who fought in Ukraine. Meduza found they’re being recruited as kindergarten teachers, school psychologists, and even ballet dancers.

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/russia-is-requiring-employers-to-hire-soldiers-who-fought-in-ukraine-meduza-found-theyre-being-recruited-as-kindergarten-teachers-school-psychologists-and-even-ballet-d/
- Published: 2026-11-05T17:01:16+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T17:25:49+00:00
- Original publisher: Meduza
- Original article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/11/05/russia-is-requiring-employers-to-hire-soldiers-who-fought-in-ukraine-meduza-found-they-re-being-recruited-as-kindergarten-teachers-school-psychologists-and-even-ballet-dancers
- Topics: Europe, Russia-Ukraine War, World

## Key points

- Regional veteran hiring quotas are appearing in schools and cultural institutions.
- Most quotas are 1 per cent, but Krasnodar requires 4 per cent.
- Employers are told not to request or record PTSD information.

## Summary

Russian regional laws requiring employers to reserve jobs for veterans of the war in Ukraine have reached schools, universities and cultural institutions. Job adverts encourage veterans to apply as teachers and school psychologists, as well as for roles such as ballet dancer, choir soloist and museum researcher, raising questions about how the quotas are being put into practice.

The quotas, usually 1 per cent of a company’s jobs, were introduced in 2026; a law was in force in 39 regions by April, and at least 11 more have since announced quotas. Krasnodar Krai sets the highest cited requirement, at 4 per cent for employers with 100 or more staff, while Rostov, Tambov and Yakutia set 3 per cent. Government guidance bars employers from requiring injury or PTSD records from veteran applicants or recording PTSD in personnel files; the state also subsidises veteran hiring and funds retraining.

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