The Social Fund provided about 15 million services in Donbass and Novorossiya over four years

The Social Fund has provided about 15 million services in the Donbass and Novorossiya over four years.

Most services are related to pension and social insurance, and total expenses for payments and services reached 1.6 trillion rubles.

MOSCOW, September 30 - RIA Novosti. The Social Fund has provided about 15 million services in the Donbass and Novorossiya over four years, the head of the department, Sergei Chirkov, told RIA Novosti.

“Over four years, the Social Fund has provided residents of the Lugansk and Donetsk People’s Republics, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions with about 15 million services,” Chirkov said, as quoted by the department’s press service.

He clarified that most of these services are related to pension and social insurance. In addition, total expenses in all areas of payments and services in new regions since reunification reached 1.6 trillion rubles by the end of September.