Ukraine plans to open a humanitarian corridor for civilians to | Financial Times Ukraine news

Ukraine plans to open a humanitarian corridor for civilians to leave Mariupol, where Russia this week began bombing the city’s Azovstal steelworks. Iryna Vereshchuk, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister, said the situation in Mariupol was ‘catastrophic’ and that changes might occur on the path of the corridor ‘due to the very difficult security situation’. (Free to read)
https://on.ft.com/3jUpwpF

Western companies such as McDonald’s and Renault continue to pay almost 200,000 employees based in Russia despite pledges to suspend or end activities in the country, an analysis by the Financial Times shows. The true number is likely to be far higher, as large employers including KFC owner Yum Brands and Coca-Cola have yet to confirm whether they are still paying staff.
https://on.ft.com/3rFBxUd

What do remote Russian pilots think about their jobs? Do they, like American nuclear scientists, find soothing ways to rationalise their mission? How do they handle the contradictions? Anthropologists, strangely enough, might have the answer to these questions, writes Gillian Tett.
https://on.ft.com/38a2Lvy