Russian army files most of its KIAs as missing not to pay families compensation

In late April, Putin signed a decree obliging the government to pay RUB 3 million to families of wounded soldiers and RUB 5 million – to those of the servicemen killed in action. However, Russia's military leadership files most of its KIAs as missing, therefore their families will not receive any compensation.

The Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) at the National Security and Defense Council wrote about this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

"These grand promises should have had a positive effect on mobilization because for such money many ruscists are willing to risk their lives. But these statements are a bitter reality where Russia files most of the fallen soldiers as missing, so as not to pay compensation," the officials note.

Yegor Shkrebets, a conscript who was killed on the Moskva Cruiser before being officially declared missing by the Russian prosecutor's office is a bright example of such practices.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, from February 24 to May 9, the Armed Forces of Ukraine liquidated about 25,650 (+150) Russian servicemen.