The video game 'Counter-Strike: Global Offensive' has seen a considerable drop in its number of gamers from Russia. Many think that the reason behind this is the military mobilization imposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Putin telecasted his pre-recorded speech on a Russian news channels announcing a ‘partial or semi mobilization’ of close to 300,000 reservists. The decision was made to support the war of Russia in Ukraine.

It is no surprise that this news of mobilization shocked much of the young Russian population. If reports are to be believed, many youngsters are also on the run to flee the country. The declaration of the decision has seemed to cause a lot of chaos and distress among many Russians.

Economic war: Europe’s energy crisis

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The Nord Stream 1 pipeline, the main conduit for Russian gas into Europe, faces technical glitches amid economic war between Moscow and Brussels. Europe is already on notice that supplies will be squeezed as Gazprom shuts off Nord Stream 1 from Wednesday to Friday for maintenance.

Energy cost

A surge in gas prices as top exporter Russia cuts supplies has squeezed German utility company Uniper, prompting it to seek an extra 4 billion euros in credit lines from Berlin, on top of a 15 billion euro bailout deal agreed last month.

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Russia of economic terrorism as the cost of Europe's energy crisis spiralled with Germany on the hook for at least 19 billion euros to bail out its biggest importer of Russian gas.

Impact on stock

European shares fell to their lowest level in nearly one month as worries about tightening gas supplies from Russia, hawkish signals from the European Central Bank and weak economic outlook weighed on investors' minds. The continent-wide STOXX 600 dropped 1.0% to touch its lowest level since July 28.

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The European Union is drafting emergency plans to intervene in its energy market, as pressure grows from member states to put a lid on the surging price of electricity. As Russian gas deliveries to Europe have pushed up power costs almost 12 times than at the start of 2021.

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Russian mobilization announcement triggers huge drop in number of 'Counter-Strike: Global Offensive' players. Find out why

After Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a partial mobilization in Russia, the number of players of the video game 'Counter-Strike: Global Offensive' saw a massive drop. The Russian players constituted 11 per cent of the game’s total players.