As Russia's invasion of Ukraine heads toward its three-year anniversary, the military's payments for those who die on the battlefield are presenting a grim calculus for families.
Russian economist Vladislav Inozemtsev has estimated that the family of a 35-year-old man who serves for a year and is killed in action would receive about 14.5 million rubles, or $150,000, in the form of salary and death compensation, according to the Wall Street Journal. That doesn't include other bonuses and insurance payouts.
