“We got married after showing the invitation.” 115,000 dollars to the one whose husband died in the battle
“We marry them in groups. We marry several couples at once.”
On October 22 Yelena Mikhailova and his longtime partner Maxim Pskov they got married in the VVAQ of the town of Pitalovo on the border with Latvia. Maxim was drafted to fight in the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine, and the marriage took place a few days after the draft.
Yelena says that they can’t even give each other a ring because they don’t have money. The couple has no normal income. Since Maxim does not have a job, he works in various small jobs. Recently, he has been working as a mechanic.
The story of this couple is no longer considered unusual. After Putin’s announcement of mobilization, the number of marriages suddenly increased in all regions of the country. In most regions, conscripted soldiers were allowed to get married on the day they submitted their documents to VVAQ. In some regions, special buses have been organized to take soldiers and their fiancees to VVAQ. In some places, temporary marriage centers have been established in convocation places.
Mikhailova lived together for 19 years and together for two child The reason why she married Maxim after raising her is no different.
“Mobilization is a little scary. Anything can happen to him. In any case, legally married wives have more rights. That’s why we decided to formalize our relations.” – he says.
7 million rubles (115 thousand) to women whose husbands were killed in the war dollars), and 3 million rubles (48 thousand 600) to those whose husbands were injured dollars) is paid. In addition, the state pays for the transportation and hotel expenses of visiting wives of men who are injured and hospitalized. If the families of the mobilized soldiers are paid once, 50 thousand – 150 thousand rubles depending on the region (815 – 2450 dollars) varies between
of Pitalovo district execution A representative of the government, who did not want to be named, says that the number of soldiers getting married in the region has increased sharply.
“We marry them in groups. We marry several couples at once.” – he says and adds that soldiers recruited into the army stand in line in front of notary offices to formalize their wills.
Russia “Mediazona” media organization specializing in marriage researched the growth dynamics of marriages at the country level. The number of new marriages in Buryatia increased from 83 to 662 per week based on the data collected from the regional VVAQ.
In total, 31,000 marriages of mobilized soldiers were registered in the 75 regions that provided information on marriages to “Mediazona” within 4 weeks after Putin’s mobilization announcement.
Local media in Astrakhan reported that 104 couples got married on October 22 alone. 71 marriages were registered in the town of Kamen-on-Ob, Altai region, between September 21 and October 15. In the same period last year, this indicator was 23.
A record number of marriages were also recorded in September and October in the Transbaikal region in Eastern Siberia. “Employees at the regional registration office worked with an accelerated procedure. Because 1211 subpoenas were submitted in one day. – writes the newspaper of the local administration.
His son was mobilized from Kotlas, Arkhangelsk region Larisa Solovyova He tells RFE/RL that VVAQ rejected his son’s appeal. VVAQ employees insisted that he should wait a month.
“Is my son going to summer camp? He is going to war. But these bureaucrats refuse to work in wartime… I will not say my son’s name – lest the enemy know. I am very worried about him.” – he said.
Governor of Kemerovo region Sergey Tsivilyov On October 13, he organized the wedding of seven mobilized soldiers in the Siberian city of Omsk. He came to the wedding wearing a large letter “Z” on his collar as a sign of support for the occupation. The placement of this letter on the equipment that invaded Ukraine made it a symbol of support for the war.
In September, 34 couples got married in Kostomuksha, Karelia region. One of them Anna Vasilyeva with her husband Alexeyis
“When the mobilization was announced, I wasn’t even sure I loved it yet. We were just meeting and trying to get to know each other. However, the summons to him came as a surprise to both of us and we realized that we love each other.” – says Vasilyeva.
“His in Tver military I went to the base. They gave him a leave of absence and we went to the central VVAQ, showed his summons and got married. The line was very long and we waited quite a while. It was a bad and uncomfortable place.” – he says.
After the wedding, Vasilyeva tried to convince her husband not to go to war.
“I told him to go to Georgia like other men from Karelia, or to hide somewhere. But he refused. He and I have very different views on life and what is happening. That he is military the part was thoroughly “brainwashed”. Experienced trainers from “Wagner” (private contractor) company did it.
When I left, I told him to stay human no matter what. If any Ukrainian surrenders to him, no one torture I instructed not to give. I sent him away, but I don’t think he’ll come back. Although I always tell him on the phone that I’m waiting for him and that he should come home. But I don’t believe that he will remain the good, sweet boy I have known for a long time,” she says.
Yelena Mikhailova was left alone with her two sons in Pitalovo.
“Who will stop us? He is gone. We have two sons – who will raise them? I am also worried about our eldest son. He is 17 years old. I didn’t need a wedding. I don’t need anything. Just let this all happen. We want to live like we used to live.” – he says.