This was announced by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

“We will provide financial assistance to such organizations from the reserve fund of the government, we will allocate about 16 billion rubles. These funds compensate for the decrease in incomes of federal educational, scientific and medical institutions and, which is especially important, will ensure the payment of salaries to employees, ”he said during a cabinet meeting.

Earlier, the Cabinet allocated 25 billion rubles to support the Russian automobile industry.