Russia more than doubled salaries of some soldiers but is still struggling to recruit people to fight in Ukraine, UK intel says Story by sbakerinsider.com (Sinéad Baker) • 6d
Russia's payments to soldiers have soared since it invaded Ukraine, the UK's Ministry of Defence said. Mobilized private soldiers make more than double what lieutenants got when the invasion began. Russia, which has struggled to recruit soldiers, likely still won't get as many as it wants, the MoD said.
Russia's payments to many of its soldiers more than doubled since the start of its invasion, but Russia is unlikely to recruit as many fighters as it wants, according to UK intelligence.
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) said in an intelligence update on Tuesday that "military service in the Russian Armed Forces has become increasingly lucrative since the invasion."
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on February 4, 2022, 20 days before he started his full-scale invasion, that a lieutenant received 81,200 rubles (now worth around $849) per month, according to the MoD.
By October 2022, Putin said soldiers far below that rank would make more than double that, saying mobilized private soldiers would receive 195,000 rubles (now worth around $2039) per month.
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