Payments Have Stopped: Russia Is Already Barely Financing The Army And Military Plants

• 13.02.2026, 9:17

There is nothing to close this "hole".

After 4 years of full-scale war, the Russian economy is so deflated that it is no longer able to fully serve the war and the military-industrial complex. The crisis of non-payments is growing. A well-known Russian nationalist politician, founder of the Russian Marches Dmitri Demushkin, spoke frankly about it, Dialog.UA reports.

Demushkin told about a buddy who works at one of Russia's military factories. And this man hasn't been paid a paycheck in about six months. "I say, look, well, this is a direct criminal case! You can write a statement. Not paying wages for six months - well, it's kind of strange, especially since they are there to fulfill a state order. He says, yes, nevertheless. Their managers gather them and say: "Here we will pay you 20-30 thousand in advance - and wait, otherwise we will dissolve you all. We see the non-payments that have already started! We see catastrophic underpayments in the budget! Payments, seemingly sacred to the authorities, are being stopped. Several (regions - ed.) said that they are no longer able to pay funeral payments to the soldiers (of the war against Ukraine - ed.)," Demushkin said.

It should be noted that the situation in the Russian economy is really close to catastrophe. Some pro-Kremlin media have even started writing about it, trying to reach the Kremlin. For example, the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper, which is completely loyal to the regime, recently predicted that Russia will have a record budget deficit of 10 billion rubles as early as 2026. There is nothing to cover this hole.