# Russia slashes cancer care as defence spending reaches post-Soviet record

https://mins.news/en/item/92584

- euronews, 2026-10-09 05:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/09/russia-slashes-cancer-care-as-defence-spending-hits-post-soviet-record

> Russia’s federal cancer programme budget is set to fall from 44.9 billion to 3.87 billion roubles in 2027, nearly 40 times below its 2025 level. Defence spending will account for 35% of all federal expenditure, the largest share since the Soviet Union collapsed.

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