According to data collected by Janis Kluge, a researcher at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, of the approximately 300,000 Russian citizens mobilized in the fall of 2022, slightly more than half participated in operations on the Ukrainian front last year.
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The analyst bases his calculations on data supported by Russian federal budget expenditures.
All individuals mobilized in 2022 received a monthly allowance of 158,000 rubles (approximately 1700 euros) from the state budget.
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This money is paid to mobilized individuals according to Vladimir Putin’s decree No. 788, which came into effect on November 2, 2022.
If the total budget expenditure allocated for such payments is divided by the amount of one payment, it is possible to get an approximate number of mobilized individuals still participating in Russia’s war against Ukraine, the analyst explained.
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