KYIV. UkraineGate . 3 . November .2022 | World News .
Russia’s efforts to form an armed force, combined with Western sanctions, have long-term detrimental consequences for the Russian economy, which ISW previously predicted.
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Reuters also wrote about financial experts in Russia. They noted that the Kremlin would face a budget deficit that would “deplete Moscow’s reserves to its lowest level in many years” due to the projected decrease in energy revenues, sanctions and the cost of Russian mobilization.
One expert predicted that payments to mobilized men, including social benefits, could cost the Kremlin from 900 billion rubles to three trillion rubles (approximately 14.6-32.4 billion dollars) over the next six months.
The figure does not take into account payments to other categories of servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, such as BARS (Combat Army Reserve), volunteer battalions, as well as long-term obligations for veteran payments to contracted servicemen, volunteers and non-military specialists who moved to the occupied territories, as well as militants.
Earlier, ISW estimated that one volunteer battalion of 400 troops costs Russia at least $1.2 million a month, excluding prize bonuses and special payments for military achievements.
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In their report, U.S. analysts said Russia was facing “empty” promises to pay those mobilized for war against Ukraine.
Source: Ukrgate
