Analysts have assessed the level of compensation for victims of the Volgograd drone attack.

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A typical funeral in Volgograd costs over 100,000 rubles, local residents reported, commenting on the authorities' decision to pay one million rubles to the family of a man killed in a drone attack. Such payments are essentially voluntary, and their amount is not legally regulated.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," a man died during a drone attack in Volgograd on the night of November 6 from falling glass. Residential buildings in various parts of the city were damaged, the governor of the Volgograd Region reported. The authorities promised the family of the deceased 1 million rubles in financial assistance. Telegram users believe that the million rubles promised by the authorities to the family of the deceased is inadequate.

Currently, six companies provide funeral services in Volgograd. These are the Pamyat Funeral Home, Granit-Volga LLC, Garmoniya, Memorial, Pogost, and the Military Memorial Company.

According to the Federal Network of Funeral Agencies, the average cost of a burial in Volgograd ranges from 52,000 to 83,000 rubles (depending on the service package chosen by the client). Meanwhile, Volgograd residents interviewed by a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent on November 7 claim that "Pamyat" is effectively a monopoly, and that funeral services in the regional center actually cost twice as much as experts estimate.

For example, Elena Shamratova recently buried her father. According to her, as soon as doctors learned of his death, the funeral home's staff called her. "It's amazing how they managed it. They were so efficient. Of course, Pamyat provides a high-quality service. You can't argue with that. But they won't provide a cheap burial, even if you order the minimum amount. My funeral, including cremation and cemetery plot selection, plus the wake and fence with a wooden cross, cost me 118,000 rubles," Shamratova said.

Yevgeny Kulik, a resident of the Dzerzhinsky district of the city, also shared the same information about the company's services. He buried his mother with cremation and a memorial dinner costing 111,000 rubles.
"Dying is expensive these days," he noted.

We're all baffled as to how ordinary drones can reach Volgograd.

Evgeny also expressed his confusion about how easily drones can enter Volgograd. "We're all baffled here by how ordinary drones can reach Volgograd. Why aren't they shot down at the border with Donbas? Why aren't they shot down as they approach our city? Why are they hitting residential buildings and schools? There are so many questions. I've always been convinced that Russia's skies are under surveillance. And then we see these kinds of attacks," Kulik said.

"We live near Volgograd's southern industrial hub. We hear this buzzing constantly. We receive reports from the Ministry of Emergency Situations about attacks. We've become accustomed to it. I don't understand why the air defense isn't working effectively. After all, their equipment is modern. What's wrong with the air defense system?" - asks a resident of the Krasnoarmeysky district of Volgograd, who introduced himself as Vyacheslav.

Military expert Alexander Khramchikhin noted that high air defense effectiveness could be achieved if "the air defense detail is increased 10-20 times throughout the country."

"How realistic this is is a rhetorical question. I don't know what the current standards (for air defense) are. The previous ones were written when drones were not even perceived as targets. How effective they (the new standards) will be in air defense - experience will tell," he told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

International law expert, Professor Roman Melnichenko expressed his opinion on the financial support provided by the authorities to the victims of the air raids Ukrainian UAVs.

Judging by the governor's statement, for example, the word "support," the cash payments were voluntary, meaning their amount is not subject to legal regulation.

"Judging by the governor's statement, for example, the word "support," the cash payments were voluntary, meaning their amount is not subject to legal regulation. Certain funds are allocated in the regional budget for this case, and the governor can allocate them by his arbitrary decision. The governor doesn't owe anyone anything; he can allocate money to the victims, or he can renew the regional administration's fleet. The same applies to the restoration of what was destroyed. Everything here is the goodwill of the authorities," he told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

Melnichenko noted that forced collection can only be discussed within the framework of civil law, namely, within the framework of the institution of compensation. Damage. And here, according to the expert, two options are possible. "First, if the damage was caused as a result of air defense operations. Then it is possible to file a claim for damages. The defendant in this case will be the perpetrator—the Russian Armed Forces. Since air defense is a source of increased danger, any damage it may cause to Russian citizens is compensated regardless of the perpetrator's fault. Even if the damage to civilians was caused in a state of extreme necessity, that is, to eliminate some danger, it is still compensated by the person who caused the damage. If the damage was caused by a UAV, then it should be compensated by the owner of this source of increased danger," he explained.

In both cases, according to the expert, the damage must be compensated in full, in accordance with civil law and the evidence of the amount of damage provided by the victims.