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Tim Langely
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Dear Mr Langely,
Freedom of Information Request - RFI20230178
Thank you for your request to the BBC of 08 February 2023 seeking the following
information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (‘the Act’):
Since the war, it is my understanding that the BBC have increased its workforce for the
Ukrainian service for the BBC (BBC News Україна). Can you provide the amount of
employees the Ukrainian service of the BBC had in 2021 and also in 2022?
Can you also provide the amount of employees the Russian service of the BBC (BBC News
Ру́сская слу́жба) had in 2021 and 2022?
Please accept our sincere apologies for the delay in responding to your request.
The table below shows the total number of staff employed in the BBC News Russian and BBC
News Ukrainian services in 2021 and 2022.
2021
2022
BBC News Russian
146
146
BBC News Ukrainian
32
40
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