According to Rosstat data, the average salary in the republic is about 75 thousand rubles, but the GorodRabot.ru portal, based on job vacancy information, claims that the average salary in Buryatia does not exceed 41 thousand rubles. Those wishing to go to war with Ukraine will receive 1.6 million rubles, and along with federal and municipal payments, the total amount will exceed 2 million rubles.
At the same time, as calculated by "People of Baikal", since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, 2,697 natives of Buryatia have died. And this is only based on information from open sources, the actual losses are significantly higher.
Starting January 2025, several regions of the country increased the amount of the one-time payment. For example, in March, in the Irkutsk region, it was increased by 2.5 times to 1.4 million rubles. The highest level of payments at the moment is in the Samara region, a subsidized region pays contractors 4 million rubles.
The increase in payments to volunteers actively began in January of this year. Experts believe that such measures help the Russian army replenish losses, avoiding the announcement of a new mobilization.