Russian insurers have begun actively withdrawing funds from their businesses amid the war
At the end of 2025, Russian insurance companies allocated a record amount for the war years—215.9 billion rubles—to dividend payments. This is 23% more than the previous year, while the sector’s total profit grew by only 5.2%.
According to the rating agency NKR, the share of profits that insurers distributed to shareholders rose to 43%. This means that companies allocated nearly half of their earnings to dividends.
At the same time, several insurance companies paid out even more to shareholders than they earned in profit for the year. Experts note that such payments may be made using reserves accumulated in previous years; however, if repeated, they could reduce the companies’ financial reserves.
This is reported by Russian propaganda media.
Russians took cover under beach chairs to escape a drone attack near Gelendzhik.
Six people, including three children, were killed when a drone exploded on the beach in the village of Arkhipo-Osipovka near Gelendzhik.
Arkhipo-Osipovka is located approximately 22 kilometers from the so-called “Putin Palace” near Gelendzhik. According to eyewitness accounts in local social media groups, several drones were circling the area during the attack. Some users claimed that one of them crashed into a mountain after being shot down, while another crashed onto the beach. It is also reported that no air raid siren was sounded.
