Saint Petersburg has proposed 2026 budget amendments to increase spending on Ukraine war participants. To fund this, expenditures for education, repairs, and bomb shelters may be reduced, cutting total city spending by 70.2 billion rubles. https://ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/09/29/vlasti-peterburga-pustyat-pod-nozh-sotsialnie-rashodi-i-uvelichat-viplati-uchastnikam-svo-a207222 #Ukraine #Russia