(NOVA MUSVAH, RUSSIA) – A comprehensive investigation by UATV has uncovered a deeply disturbing social phenomenon spreading across the Russian Federation, wherein state compensation payments for soldiers killed in the war against Ukraine are being systematically exploited by relatives and organised criminal elements. The report documents a pervasive culture in which the Russian state’s promised payout of up to 8 million roubles (approximately 87,000 US Dollars) for a service member’s death has fundamentally corrupted family bonds and social norms. The investigation reveals the emergence of so called “black widows,” women who actively seek out and marry mobilised soldiers with the apparent…
