President Vladimir Putin creates fund for soldiers fighting in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a decree creating a special fund to support soldiers fighting in Ukraine and their families.
On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law establishing a special fund to aid Ukrainian servicemen and their families.
The military operation Russia initiated in February 2022 has seen a number of setbacks, and it rarely provides any figures of its losses.
On the official government website, the decree in support of the "Defenders of the Fatherland" was posted.
According to the directive, the actions "are intended to ensure a dignified existence" for the spouses and children of the Ukrainian assault soldiers as well as for the soldiers themselves.
Putin had made the announcement of the support package on February 21 before the Federal Assembly, about a year after he had dispatched his soldiers to Ukraine.
At the time, Putin stated, "Our obligation is to support the families who have lost loved ones and to help them raise their children and give them an education and a job."
According to his comments in February, the fund should "provide targeted, individualized help to the families of dead combatants, as well as veterans of the special military operation."
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