"Black Widows" Marry Russian Soldiers – for Money

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In Russia, authorities are warning about “black widows” – women who marry soldiers in order to receive large financial compensation if their husbands die in battle. Social media makes it easy for potential fraudsters to find soldiers.

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Hundreds of thousands of euros are also worth, and some women marry the military at the front just to earn money

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Russian soldiers are struggling with low morale. The Kremlin is desperate and will stop at nothing to keep its troops in line. "Fighting to the death in a hole in the ground."

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This is partly due to the large sums that the country has had to offer in order to encourage men to risk their lives on the front line in its brutal war against Ukraine.