Regions cut war death benefits by half to tenfold
Russian regions are reducing payments for military contracts and cutting benefits for families of soldiers killed in the war with Ukraine, sometimes by up to tenfold, with relatives often learning of the changes only after their loved ones' deaths.
Consensus
- Russian regions are reducing payments for military contracts.
- Russian regions are reducing benefits for families of soldiers killed in the war with Украина.
- In some cases, benefits are reduced by up to ten times.
- Relatives of soldiers sometimes learn about the new rules only after their loved ones have died.
- A family from Omsk Oblast was told they would receive half the expected amount.
Coverage (3 sources)
- So the relatives were told – the coffins are now half a million less, keep that in mind — Idel.Реалии
- So the relatives were told – the coffins are now half a million less, keep that in mind — Радио Свобода
- So the relatives were told – the coffins are now half a million less, keep that in mind — Сибирь.Реалии