Russia’s ‘Black Widows’ Who Marry Doomed Soldiers for Coffin Money

From the land of Putin the Terrible! What a madness!

When will the lethargic, apathetic Russian Slav(e)s/Serfs finally get rid of their last tsar, the megalomaniac, warmonger and war criminal Putin the Terrible! Please Russian people make the world a better, more peaceful place again!

"Some Russian women – labeled “Black Widows” by the Russian press – appear to be marrying mobilized soldiers or pressuring their civilian partners to enlist in order to claim state compensation when they are killed in Ukraine, Foreign Policy reported on Monday.

A consistent supply of new soldiers is central to the Russian military strategy of attempting to overwhelm Ukraine’s defenses through sheer manpower. Struggling to maintain the level of recruitment necessary for this, the Kremlin has thrown more and more financial resources into making injury or death in the service of Russia’s so-called “special military operation” look like an attractive option.

As of 2025, the value of the grobovye (or “coffin money”) awarded to the family of a Russian soldier who dies in Ukraine can be as much as 13 million rubles ($160,000). ..."

Russia’s ‘Black Widows’ Who Marry Doomed Soldiers for Coffin Money "As Russia struggles to draft enough men to feed its war machine, the Kremlin is ramping up the financial incentives for young men to enlist. Unsurprisingly, this has led to financial abuse."

The Deathonomics of Putin’s War "“Black widows” marrying soldiers to collect death benefits are symptomatic of society-wide rot."