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In push for more Ukraine troops, city of Moscow hikes pay for contract soldiers to $60,000 a year

In push for more Ukraine troops, city of Moscow hikes pay for contract soldiers to $60,000 a year

  • The increase means that annual pay for Russian contract soldiers from Moscow will exceed Russia’s average nominal wage more than five-fold
  • Generous payments for volunteers have helped Russia avoid a new nationwide mobilization
By Reuters ·