Russia leaves bodies of its fallen soldiers on battlefield to avoid paying compensation to their families - Newsweek
According to Newsweek, the Russian army is leaving the bodies of soldiers killed in the war in Ukraine on the battlefield to avoid paying compensation to their families.
This is stated by Censor.NЕТ with reference to UNIAN.
As the publication reminds, on January 3, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree promising to pay 5 million rubles ($55,600) to the families of Russian soldiers killed in the war. According to the law of March 2022, servicemen who were injured or traumatized on the battlefield will receive 3 million rubles ($33,300).
At the same time, the publication cites the testimony of the mother of one of the deceased soldiers, who was told by his colleagues that her son was killed near Bakhmut on June 19. However, when she tried to get answers from the local military authorities, it turned out that they had no information about her son. He was not listed as dead or missing.
The occupant's mother noted that, according to her son's colleagues, the Russian Ministry of Defense left his body on the battlefield, as it would be "unprofitable" to return him home. The military also noted that this was not an isolated case and they had seen dozens of abandoned bodies.
Newsweek notes that this is not the first time that the Russian military has expressed dissatisfaction with the non-payment of compensation. Earlier, the Russian media had already published interviews with wounded soldiers who had not received the money promised by the Russian president.
