Defense Minister Andrey Belusov predicts that in 2026 the waiting list for housing for Russian military personnel will be reduced by about 20,000 people. They plan to reduce the number of people waiting by introducing new residential buildings. Priority in providing service apartments remains with the army, including participants in a special military operation.
In Moscow alone, it is planned to provide nine properties with almost 2.5 thousand apartments within a year. The 2.5 thousand apartments in Moscow are only part of the plan: reducing the waiting list by 20 thousand people calculated for the whole country.
Belosov emphasizes that it is not just about transferring square meters. The housing must arrive clean so that families can move in without further lengthy repairs. The new complexes also provide commercial and social infrastructure. The outcome of the program will depend on the pace of construction and the speed with which finished apartments reach waiting families.