Russia promises occupiers free land: plots located in Crimea and 5 Russian regions
Russia has prepared more than 4,000 plots of land for military personnel returning from the war against Ukraine − many of the allocated plots lie within temporarily occupied Crimea.
Source: Verstka ["Layout"], a Russian media outlet
Details: Reportedly, free land will be given to occupiers in 49 (out of 89) Russian regions.
Calculations by Verstka indicate that land allocation has already begun in five regions of Russia as well as in Crimea and Sevastopol; at least 4,228 plots have been prepared and at least 743 people have already received certificates and documents for land.
Areas have been prepared in the Saky, Chornomorsk, Rozdolne, and Lenino districts of temporarily occupied Crimea.
Russians may be allocated between four and twenty acres for the purpose of building a house and running a personal farm or garden.
In some regions, military personnel have been placed on the same waiting list as benefit recipients, in particular those with large families.
Officials in 11 regions promised that those who fought in Ukraine would be able to receive land out of turn.
Firstly, plots are promised to be given to the disabled and to families of the dead occupiers.
With the promise of free land, the Russian Federation is trying to attract new professional soldiers to the war.
However, some of the plots are located in areas where there are no communications, no water supply, no sewerage, and no roads, according to the media.
As is usual, some regions have already announced shortages of land. In these cases, instead of handing over land, soldiers are offered monetary compensation. For example, in the Voronezh Oblast a subsidy of RUB 200,000 [US$2,200] is offered, in the Novosibirsk Oblast and Koma – RUB 300,000 [US$3,200] each, and in Yamal – a million rubles [US$10,600].
At the same time, it is noted that the average market value of one hectare of land in the Voronezh Oblast is RUB 84.9 thousand [US$ 900], and in Novosibirsk – RUB 78.5 thousand [US$830].
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