From the MT:
“Putin Signs Decree Adjusting
Compensation Rules for Injured Soldiers”
President Vladimir Putin on
Wednesday signed a decree revising compensation for soldiers injured in combat,
basing payouts on the severity of their injuries rather than providing a flat
payment.
Under the new rules, soldiers
with severe injuries will receive 3 million rubles ($30,400), while those with
minor injuries will receive 1 million rubles ($10,100). Soldiers with other
injuries will be eligible for 100,000 rubles ($1,000). The decree, which takes
effect immediately, adjusts Putin’s initial promise of a flat 3 million ruble
payment for all wounded soldiers, made shortly after the full-scale invasion of
Ukraine in early 2022.
Families of soldiers killed in
combat are still eligible for 5 million rubles.
Reports surfaced earlier this
month that Russian authorities were considering a revised payment structure for
war-related injuries. Defense Minister Andrei Belousov recently called the
anticipated changes “a matter of fairness.” Russian military analyst Kirill Shamiev said
the new policy might lead to lower payouts, as doctors could potentially
reclassify soldiers’ injuries. “In fact, servicemen will likely struggle to
receive higher payments as doctors can downgrade the severity [of their
injuries],” Shamiev wrote on X. Injured Russian soldiers have previously
reported bureaucratic delays in receiving compensation.
^ It’s no surprise that Putin is
doing this especially since 714,000+ Russian Soldiers have been wounded or
killed in Ukraine.
It just goes to show how poorly
things are going for Russians inside Ukraine as well as for Russians in Russia.
They are being wounded and killed
as Cannon Fodder and not for any great Cause. ^
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