The government of the Orenburg region issued a decree according to which from October 28, payments for signing a contract with the Ministry of Defense were reduced from 2 million rubles to 400 thousand rubles.
At the same time, only in January of this year, regional authorities doubled the payments from one to two million rubles, this amount was supposed to be maintained until the end of the year.
400 thousand rubles is the minimum amount that any region pays to those who sign a contract, according to Vladimir Putin's decree in July 2024, in which he recommended regions to set payments no lower than this threshold.
In October, at least four regions reduced payments to contractors to the minimum level, namely the Samara region, Tatarstan, Chuvashia, and Mari El.
In the Stavropol Territory, they decided to save on payments for awards to participants in the war with Ukraine.
As "Bloknot Stavropol" writes, previously for each medal the authorities paid a million rubles, now the payment amount depends on the significance of the received distinction. A million will be attached to the "Golden Star" of the Hero of Russia, for other awards the payments will be less — up to 100 thousand rubles.
In the Kuyurgazinsky district of Bashkortostan, one-time payments of 300,000 rubles were determined for conscript soldiers and mobilized personnel who sign a contract for the war with Ukraine. The corresponding decree is published in the database of the Russian Ministry of Justice. The payment is valid for those who sign the contract from October 1 until the end of 2025.
At the same time, Bashkortostan remains the leader in the number of deaths in the war with Ukraine. According to calculations by "Idel.Realii"*, at least 7,669 natives of the republic have already died in Ukraine.
* Recognized in Russia as "foreign agents" and "undesirable" organization.