Russia's war diverts 1T+ rubles from healthcare, education budgets

Novaya Gazeta Europe calculates Russia's healthcare and education sectors received at least one trillion rubles less than budgeted since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, reflecting the fiscal strain of sustained war spending. The figure is an independent estimate based on budget execution data, and the exact shortfall may be higher given opaque accounting. This underscores the domestic economic cost of the war and potential long-term degradation of human capital, though it does not signal imminent fiscal crisis.

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