From October 16, every resident of the Samara region who signs a contract with the Ministry of Defense will receive 1.6 million rubles from the regional budget, announced the regional government's decision Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev. Together with the federal part of the payment, contractors will receive 2 million rubles.
"It is our duty to provide the best conditions for the guys who went to serve under contract," said the head of the region at a meeting of the operational headquarters. He also stated that "the task of replenishing the ranks of our army" is a priority, and attention to the heroes of the Special Military Operation and their families is one of the main tasks of the entire country's work and the Samara region government's work in particular.
The last time the regional payment in the Samara region was increased was in August — to 805 thousand rubles.
According to "Mediazona"* from February 24, 2022, to September 23, 2024, 1,437 natives of the Samara region died in Ukraine. These are data from open sources, the real numbers may be significantly higher.
Over the past week, two regions have broken the record for payments: in the Belgorod region, they will pay 3 million rubles for signing a contract, and in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug — 2.75 million rubles.
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