Total wage arrears reached 2.9 billion rubles at end-April — 750 million more than in March — as war-driven budget pressures squeeze Russian employers.
Wage arrears hit 2.9 billion rubles in April, a recent high.
Month-on-month rise of 35.2%, equivalent to 750 million rubles.
Year-on-year, arrears have grown by 1.4 billion rubles since April 2025.
The European Commission president, visiting Vilnius, blamed Moscow for a series of drone alerts over Baltic airspace and accused Russia of deliberately targeting EU democratic societies.
Von der Leyen accused Russia of deliberately destabilising EU democratic societies.
The Vilnius visit follows repeated drone alerts over Baltic states' airspace.
Baltic nations are frequently targeted by Russian intimidation along the NATO border.
Ukraine's General Staff confirmed Tuesday that the Syzran refinery has shut down. Kyiv says it will keep striking Russian energy infrastructure until the aggression stops.
The Syzran refinery in Samara region was knocked out by a Ukrainian drone strike on May 21.
Ukraine's General Staff confirmed the result five days after the attack.
Kyiv pledges to continue systematic strikes on Russian energy infrastructure.
A Lithuanian official warns that Russia has significantly expanded its GPS signal jamming capabilities in the Baltic Sea region, threatening both civilian and military navigation.
Russia's GPS jamming radius now reaches 450 km from Kaliningrad.
The affected zone covers territories of several NATO Baltic member states.
Jamming disrupts civilian aviation, maritime transport and military guidance systems.
The Ukrainian president spoke from Kyiv after a gathering of 24 mostly European states, including Romania and Moldova, focused on security support for Ukraine.
The summit brought together 24 European states, including Romania, Moldova and Poland.
Zelensky: the meeting concerns the security of the whole region, not Ukraine alone.
Concrete decisions adopted at the summit have not yet been made public.