Russia systematically increasing military spending - CCD

The authorities of the aggressor country of russia continue to increase funding for the war against Ukraine, even with a significant excess of the budget. According to the results of 2025, the military spending of the russian federation is higher than the planned level by almost 20%. This is stated in the report of the Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) under the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC).

According to the assessment of the russian Defense Ministry, total spending will reach RUB 15.9 trillion (USD 198.8 billion) or 7.3% of GDP. This is RUB 2.4 trillion (USD 30 billion) more than was planned in the budget. On average, the state spends RUB 213 billion per week (USD 2.7 billion) on the war. The Center emphasized that this amount could become the annual budget for a large russian region.

The CCD emphasized that these are only expenditures by the Ministry of Defense. Separately, the regions are responsible for payments to contractors, compensation to the families of the deceased, treatment of the wounded, prosthetics and burial. For many subjects of the federation, this is becoming an unbearable financial burden.

"Even in the conditions of a deficit budget and a reduction in oil and gas revenues, the Kremlin is only increasing military spending. Such a policy shows that war and imperial ambitions are more important for putin than the economic stability of the state," the Center noted.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, in the aggressor country of russia, preparations for the New Year celebration are taking place against the backdrop of a noticeable decline in consumer activity. According to the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, a general trend towards austerity is being recorded: russians are increasingly refusing unnecessary expenses and are limited to a minimum set of goods and services.

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