INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A 57-year-old father to 29 biological and adopted children signed a military contract to fight in Ukraine, a local official said Tuesday, as
regional authorities across Russia double efforts to recruit soldiers for the war.Vakhid Valiyev, who is from the republic of Bashkortostan,
military contract payments
Bashkortostan offers a one-time sign-on bonus of 505,000 rubles ($5,500) to soldiers, in addition to federal government
payments.Bashkortostan has the highest confirmed military death toll in Ukraine, with 2,705 soldiers from the region reported killed,
according to data from BBC Russia and Mediazona.
