Russia’s direct financial aid to the Russia-backed separatist groups in the occupied Donbas amounts to $1.3 billion annually, according to Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Volodymyr Yelchenko.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
UNIAN: Russia spends $1.3 billion annually to support its forces in Donbas
A Russian flag flies near Russia-backed separatists sitting atop a 2S1 Gvozdika (122-mm self-propelled howitzer) as a convoy of pro-Russian forces takes a break as they move from the frontline near the eastern Ukrainian city of Starobeshevo in Donetsk region, on Feb. 25, 2015.
