In the Tula, Arkhangelsk and Tomsk regions, 467.3 million rubles, previously allocated for social support and medical insurance, were directed to payments to such participants and their families. According to media reports, in the Tomsk region, half of the 700 million taken from the health insurance of unemployed residents was given to the army, the wounded and the families of the dead. In the Tula region, 54.2 million were redistributed, of which 41.8 million were intended for the maintenance of children in foster families and under guardianship, in the Arkhangelsk region - 63.1 million, including 40.3 million to pay foster parents. The authorities explained this in terms of financial savings and promised to maintain the required social benefits.