I nuovi truffatori di guerra della Russia: le “vedove nere” che ingannano i soldati spingendoli a sposarsi
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Targeting Russian soldiers for financial gain has become so widespread in wartime Russia that people have begun to label the women who do so “black widows.”
Russian lawmakers have proposed laws that would levy harsher penalties for those behind such acts or limit the benefits they can accrue from having married a soldier.
The phenomenon stems in part from the large payments Russia has had to offer to entice men to risk their lives on the front lines of its brutal war with Ukraine. That includes high salaries and bonuses for joining and large payouts to the families of those who die on the front lines.
Payouts to families of deceased soldiers often exceed 14.5 million rubles, or $180,000, depending on rank and circumstances. The money has flooded poor Russian regions that many front-line soldiers hail from, provoking feuds between relatives over the proceeds, and attracting those looking for a share.
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Russia, what a country! Its wild to watch a country that was so powerful to self destruct in real time.
Caveat Emptor
If I was going to be forced into a meat grinder that had already consumed a million of my peers, at least I’d want to have a brief illusion of happiness.
Amazing social engineering, well done, Russia.Bring out the best of your people.So what exactly Russia gained in the last 3 years, what would justify the losses?
It’s amazing how bleak life is in Russia, when you read what people there get up to for a sliver of some wellbeing.
Oh it’s basically spartan logic. Equal inheritance through wife gains defacto ownership over property upon death, and a highly wealthy, high mortality male population. This literally happened in sparta, it’s very funny.