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Russia Pays 150k Roubles for Drone Volunteers as Strikes Hit

7/4/2026

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HeadHunter Drone Recruitment

HeadHunter’s drone-volunteer ads offer 150,000 roubles monthly—significantly below Moscow’s 200,000-rouble average—plus budget-funded study places to attract inexperienced citizens amid war pressures.
Recruitment ads sought volunteers with no prior experience to operate drones over Moscow, the Russian capital, this week.
Ukrainian drone and missile strikes week killed civilians in Belgorod and Bryansk, igniting industrial fires.
Vladimir Putin claimed strikes seek to sow discord, leading Kremlin to promise Moscow defenses.

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Kyiv Mourns

Kyiv residents placed flowers among the rubble while the city observed a day of mourning after the deadliest 2026 strike.
A Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv killed at least 30 people, wounded 92 and left 10 missing.
Rescuers spent a second day sifting through the rubble as apartments were deemed unlivable.
Oil refinery strikes caused fuel shortages, prompting imports and intensified air attacks on Ukrainian cities.

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HeadHunter Drone Recruitment

HeadHunter’s drone-volunteer ads offer 150,000 roubles monthly—significantly below Moscow’s 200,000-rouble average—plus budget-funded study places to attract inexperienced citizens amid war pressures.
Recruitment ads sought volunteers with no prior experience to operate drones over Moscow, the Russian capital, this week.
Ukrainian drone and missile strikes week killed civilians in Belgorod and Bryansk, igniting industrial fires.
Vladimir Putin claimed strikes seek to sow discord, leading Kremlin to promise Moscow defenses.

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