Russia Violates Promises Of Pay, Pardons For Contract Soldiers – Analysis

By Anton Bayev and Yelizaveta Surnacheva

(RFE/RL) — Some have lost a limb or their life, others their freedom. But in multiple cases, Russian contract soldiers and their families have received none of the benefits promised by the state for signing up to fight in Ukraine — no combat bonus pay, no pardons of convictions, no...