MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin doubled upfront payments for volunteers to fight in Ukraine on Wednesday (Jul 31), a move aimed at facilitating military recruitment but likely to create imbalances in the overheated economy.
Army vehicles are seen during drills, conducted by service members of Russia 's Southern and Central military districts to practice the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons, at an undisclosed location in Russia , in this still image from a video released on Jul 31, 2024. MOSCOW: Russia n President Vladimir Putin doubled upfront payments for volunteers to fight in Ukraine on Wednesday , a move aimed at facilitating military recruitment but likely to create imbalances in the overheated economy.
With the minimum monthly payment for a private participating in what Russia calls a"special military operation" set at 204,000 roubles, the new decree raises the minimum annual wage in the first year of service to 3.25 million roubles . The latest increases mean that the minimum annual pay for Russian contract soldiers fighting in Ukraine will exceed the average wage in Russia by more than threefold, with the minimum pay for Muscovites exceeding the average wage by more than fivefold.
The wage increases are also supported by an array of other measures, such as exemptions on monthly interest payments on consumer loans for volunteers and state guarantees on such loans in the case of death.
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