Russia has fallen into recession after being hit hard by Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine.
Official data released from the nation's official statistics agency Rosstat shows that the country's GDP shrank by 4% in third quarter of 2022 compared to a year ago.
It means Vladimir Putin 's country is now technically in recession after experiencing two contractions in a row, having also recorded a 4.1% fall in the second quarter of this year.
