Russian Soldiers Complain That Wives Show More Enthusiasm for Death Benefits Than Marriage Itself
As a result of the Russia-Ukraine War women in Russia have been lining up to marry Russian soldiers. However, many Russian men have been disappointed to find out that their new wives are more interested in their death benefits than the marriage itself.
“I was writing my wife letters while serving in the war,” said one former soldier who escaped the battlefield. “She just kept sending letters asking ‘how is it possible your still alive?’”
Another former Russian soldier claimed that directly after he married his wife she asked for instructions on how to claim death benefits. “I knew she only married me for the money when she looked disappointed after I said ‘I have to be dead for you to receive death benefits.’”
Other Russian soldiers serving in Ukraine have reportedly returned home to wives and family members that were disappointed they survived the war.
“One guy in my unit came home after being presumed dead for three months,” said a corporal currently serving in the Donetsk region. “His wife greeted him at the door with: ‘Oh… you.’ Even the dog wouldn’t look at him.”
According to economists, this newfound marital enthusiasm coincides directly with Russia’s wartime economic restructuring. The government currently offers widows up to 10 million rubles for a fallen soldier, an amount many Russians describe as “life-changing,” “miraculous,” and “honestly a better financial plan than any job available.”
“For that amount of money, I would kill my husband myself if he came back from the war alive,” said one newlywed woman whose husband was reportedly last seen fighting in Donetsk, Ukraine.
