# St. Petersburg cuts military enlistment bonus to 400,000 rubles in second reduction in a month

https://mins.news/en/item/126127

- Meduza, 2026-11-02 21:04 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/11/03/st-petersburg-cuts-military-enlistment-bonus-to-400-000-rubles-in-second-reduction-in-a-month

> St. Petersburg has lowered its one-time city payment for people signing contracts with Russia’s Defense Ministry to 400,000 rubles, Fontanka reports. It is the second cut in a month. The city website says the payment remains 3.5 million rubles for contracts with drone forces, while hotline staff quoted 800,000 rubles.