# @wsj on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=ifVQlskT04E
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70212988-wsj-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2026-09-01T16:30:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) — https://gondola.cc/WSJ

## Caption

Russian soldiers receive millions of rubles when signing contracts for the war. This injection of cash is transforming the social fabric of remote Russian cities, such as Ulan-Ude, in Russia’s Buryatia region. New apartments and cars purchased with war money come with a hefty price tag: as modern real estate is being built, graves are piling up, and a generation of men is disappearing.

WSJ spent months interviewing current and former residents of Ulan-Ude, and analyzing social media footage, to offer a rare look at how war money is transforming the remote Russian city.  

Chapters:
0:00 Russia’s war boomtowns 
1:48 Mobilization in Ulan-Ude
5:02 Where the money goes 
5:54 The recruitment strategy
8:23 The societal costs

WSJ Originals features in-depth reporting, investigations and on-the-ground journalism that uncovers the forces shaping business, politics and the world around us.

#Russia #Ukraine #WSJ

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russia, ukraine, wsj

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