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Putin Doubles One-Time Payments To Those Who Enlist To Fight In Ukraine

By RFE/RL's Russian Service July 31, 2024

In a move to try to ease a shortage of troops, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on July 31 that raises one-time payments to individuals who sign a contract to serve in the invasion of Ukraine between August 1 and December 31 to 400,000 ($4,640) from 195,000 rubles ($2,260). Meanwhile, some regions and cities have been offering their own payments to those going to the Ukraine war. City authorities in Moscow, for instance, now offer 1.9 million rubles ($22,000) for contracts lasting at least one year. Putin's decree on mobilization to the war in September 2022 sparked protests and a mass exodus of men to other countries.

Source: https://www.rferl.org/a/putin-decree-payment-doubled- ukraine-war/33057925.html

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