The Russian Defense Ministry for the first time plans to postpone the payment of December salaries to January due to a budget deficit, — Bloomberg

«Payment of December cash support to the Russian military, who do not participate in the “SVO”, want to postpone to January for the first time at least 18 years, writes “Verstka” with reference to the relevant draft order of the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation»

«Russia’s financial machine is starting to falter amid a protracted and costly war against Ukraine»

«The Kremlin’s budget plans indicate the dictator’s intentions to fight for many years to come»