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Russia spends 3.2 billion roubles on recruiters for war against Ukraine

Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service reported that Russia spent 3.2 billion roubles on recruiters in the first four months of 2026. This amount accounts for approximately 75% of total military recruitment expenses for the entire previous year.

In brief

  • 3.2 billion roubles spent on recruiters
  • 56 regions of Russia have a negative balance
Covered by 2 of 6 media groups
  • Budget 1 source
  • Public money not in the collected reports
  • Media business not in the collected reports
  • Big capital 1 source
  • Readers and grants not in the collected reports
  • Undisclosed not in the collected reports

No newsrooms from these groups in the collected reports: public money, media business, readers and grants, undisclosed.

What are media groups?

Share of reports by media group
GroupShareCount
Budget
  • Newsroom 1
50%1 item
Big capital
  • Newsroom 1
50%1 item

How we count media groups — Methodology

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