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https://bsky.app/profile/jakluge.de/post/3mftgqrrmx22y

Published: February 27, 2026 09:51

Russia Finance Ministry data now officially confirms: Russia's consolidated budget deficit was 3.9% of GDP in 2025 (8291.5 billion RUB). More on the background: https://janiskluge.substack.com/p/russias-consolidated-budget-deficit

https://bsky.app/profile/jakluge.de/post/3mfjlb4fv422z

Published: February 23, 2026 11:45

I am tracking 15 Russian regions covering 20% of the total population, and they paid out compensation for 19,500 killed soldiers in 2025. This supports estimates of up to 100,000 Russian KIA last year. (Changes from month to month don't show battlefield…

https://bsky.app/profile/jakluge.de/post/3mfeqjvkbls2t

Published: February 21, 2026 13:36

In St. Petersburg, contract soldiers are promised 10m rubles in the first year of service, almost 5m in the first month. The median salary in St. Petersburg is ~1.0m per year, the average ~1.5m per year. As a contract soldier, you go straight to the top…

https://bsky.app/profile/jakluge.de/post/3mfef34g6b22b

Published: February 21, 2026 10:11

Every day, Russian regions are increasing their signing bonuses for contract soldiers. St Petersburg just became the new leader, offering a regional payout of 4.1 million. Rapidly increasing payouts mean that Russian recruitment is not going as planned…