Chechen midfielder Lechi Sadulaev, a midfielder for Akhmat and the Russian national team, and Dagestani forward Amir Ibragimov, a striker for the Manchester United academy, played for Russia in the match against Burkina Faso.
Regions in the North Caucasus are increasing one-time payments to residents who have signed a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense for deployment to the "SVO." In most regions, the amount now exceeds two million rubles.
The head of Karachay-Cherkessia, Rashid Temrezov, increased the regional payment by 500,000 rubles, bringing it to 2.4 million. Including federal support, the total compensation for contract soldiers in the Karachay-Cherkessia Republic will reach 2.8 million rubles.
In terms of these payments, the Karachay-Cherkessia Republic ranks second in the North Caucasus Federal District. Dagestan leads with 2.9 million rubles, which includes regional, federal, and municipal payments, plus an additional 1.5 million rubles for signing a contract through a reserve regiment.
Stavropol Krai ranks third in the North Caucasus Federal District with 2.5 million rubles (regional, municipal, and federal). In Kabardino-Balkaria, contract soldiers are paid 2.2 million rubles.