“Either the regions will not pay the money and this is a lie, or this money simply will not fall into the hands of the volunteers”
Photo: AP / Scanpix / LETA “Either the regions will not pay the money and this is a lie, or this money simply will not fall into the hands of the volunteers” Regional authorities have allocated billions of rubles to support military personnel sent to Ukraine. These expenses show: the losses of the Russian army are higher than previously known, and the covert mobilization failed In May, President Vladimir Putin instructed the regions to support soldiers and their families fighting in Ukraine.