1/ The Russian Baza Telegram channel reports another example of how mobilisation is affecting Russia's economy: it's ruining the market for Moscow's established strippers, while the partners of mobilised men are taking up stripping to make ends meet. Translation follows: 
2/ "Against the backdrop of mobilisation, attendance at strip clubs in the capital has plummeted significantly. Men have become much less likely to go there.
3/ After the mobilisation was announced, Moscow's strip clubs saw a severe drop in customers, and because of this, they have already started to see a noticeable drop in revenues, representatives of several venues in the capital told Baza.
4/ At the same time, the owner of one of the big clubs said that since the end of September attendance has fallen by about 60%. According to him, the establishment was usually frequented by officials and wealthy men who with the start of the mobilization "flocked to live abroad."
5/ Security forces, according to the owner of the striptease, also became noticeably fewer.
6/ In addition, the owner of the club has noted that older women have started applying for jobs more often, as their spouses have been drafted or have found themselves unemployed.
7/ As our interlocutor stressed, his establishment tries to accept such strippers if they have the skills, as they need to "feed their children". /end
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