Wagner PMC mercenary Denis Kuzmin was headed home to Omsk across Russia but stopped in Moscow and hired prostitutes in a banya (sauna). After he passed out, the prostitutes stole 790,000 rubles ($8,500) in cash, his entire salary for serving in Ukraine for 6 months.
Cost of living is way different.
https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Omsk?displayCurrency=USD
$8,500 could keep someone comfortable for a year if they’re careful.
Obviously this guy is not careful.