President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a bill on paying military pensions to the families of soldiers who have gone missing in action, and a high-ranking lawmaker told Russian media that the legislature is seeking to extend the benefits to "volunteers" in eastern Ukraine.
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The Moscow Times: New law grants pensions to missing soldiers’ families
Pro-Russian separatist fighters stand guard at a checkpoint near the airport of Donetsk on Oct. 20, 2014.
