Russian Economy Inundated with Cash from Payments to Deceased Wagner Group Fighters' Families - Bloomberg
Bloomberg reported that the compensation payments made by the Wagner Group to families of dead fighters have flooded the Russian economy with cash, leading to a record increase in cash circulation since September 2022. The excess cash in circulation during this period was reportedly about 2.2 trillion rubles (about $26 million). Families of Wagner mercenaries killed in Ukraine are usually given 5 million rubles ($59,200) in compensation, which some fighters’ relatives have reported receiving in cash.