At the same time, the department noted that from 9 to 11 million foreign citizens are in Russia every year.

“The Ministry of Internal Affairs began to make these calculations in 2014, for many years this figure of 10-11 million was approximately the same.

That is, we had so many foreigners on the territory of Russia at one time.

We must understand that there are both tourists and transit passengers, a mixed category, fluid.

Since the borders are closed, naturally, people could not enter, ”the expert said.

She explained that the main mass labor migration occurs in the spring and summer periods, and since the borders are closed, therefore, there is such a drop in the number of migrants this year.

“Everything along the chain depends on the epidemiological situation, when this wave begins to decline and the government decides to resume transport links with those countries with which it has not yet been restored, then a gradual but trend towards recovery will begin.

For now, the economy needs migrants, ”the specialist concluded.

Earlier, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia named the number of migrants in the country.