SelfSanctions / LeaveRussia

Russia initiated aggression against Ukraine in 2014. On February 24, 2022, it started a full-scale military invasion to the Ukrainian territory. This brutal war and military crimes of Russian troops caused a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine with thousands civilians killed and millions becoming refuges. As a reaction to this act of aggression, many international companies decided to leave the Russian market, while some others continue doing business there as usual. We track such decisions of companies and urge them to stop funding the war.

The project goals

After the start of the military invasion of Ukraine, international companies have been publishing statements about their stance regarding their operations on the Russian market. We, a team of researchers, analysts of KSE Institute and volunteers, set our hands on creating this website to provide complete and objective information on the decisions of companies to leave the Russian market or continue operations on it. This website allows you to get up-to-date info and express your opinion via social media to urge companies to leave the Russian market and stop financing the war in Ukraine.

Project history

The LeaveRussia project and this website were conceived and initiated in March 2022 by a team of Ukrainian IT volunteers. In June 2022, the LeaveRussia team joined efforts with the team of KSE Institute working on the SelfSanctions project, which analyzes the activities of international companies relating to the Russian market. As a result, the most complete company database has been created, which is represented on this website.

To streamline joined efforts and develop the project further, the team of volunteers has transferred all rights for the project and the LeaveRussia website to KSE Institute. Now KSE researchers and analysts, and the volunteers work on this project together.

Stop Doing Business with Russia

1751+
☠️ Continue Operations
111+
Pausing Investments
495+
Scaling Back
773+
Suspension
598+
Withdrawal
504+
exit completed

team

Oleksiy Hrybanovskyi
Oleksiy Hrybanovskyi
Senior Data Analyst
Nataliia Rybalko
Nataliia Rybalko
Analyst of the Leave Russia Project
Andrii Onopriienko
Andrii Onopriienko
Project Lead of the Leave Russia Project

Researches

Impact of foreign exit on Russia’s economy — January 2026
79th issue of regular digest on the impact of foreign companies’ exit on the RF economy, prepared by KSE Institute team for the period 06.10.2025-15.01.2026. The document provides updated analytics on the status of foreign companies in the Russian market and consequences of their self-sanctions.
Impact of foreign exit on Russia’s economy — October 2025
78th issue of the regular digest on the impact of foreign companies’ exit on the Russian Federation economy, prepared by the KSE Institute team for the period 05.07.2025-05.10.2025. The digest analyzes changes in foreign companies’ activities in the Russian market and their economic impact.
Impact of foreign exit on Russia’s economy — July 2025
77th issue of regular digest on the impact of foreign companies’ exit on the Russian Federation economy. The digest was prepared by KSE Institute team and KSE Board members for the period 06.05.2025-04.07.2025.
Impact of foreign exit on Russia’s economy — May 2025
76th issue of the regular digest on the impact of foreign companies’ exit on the RF economy. The document analyzes changes in the status of foreign companies in the Russian market and their self-sanctions during the period 04.04.2025-05.05.2025.
Impact of foreign exit on Russia’s economy — April 2025
75th issue of the regular digest on impact of foreign companies’ exit on RF economy. The digest was prepared by the KSE Institute team for the period 06.03.2025-03.04.2025 based on analysis of SelfSanctions project data.
Impact of foreign exit on Russia’s economy — March 2025
74th issue of regular digest analyzing the impact of foreign companies’ exit from the Russian market on the RF economy for the period 06.02.2025-05.03.2025. The digest contains data on the status of foreign companies that have limited or terminated their activities in Russia.

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