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Russia slashes cancer care as defence spending hits post-Soviet record
By Knarik Papoyan · Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM CDT
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The federal cancer programme budget falls from 44.9 billion to 3.87 billion roubles in 2027 — a nearly 40-fold reduction against 2025 levels — as defence spending reaches 35% of all federal expenditure, the highest share since the Soviet Union collapsed.
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