Southern Russia’s Saratov region has become the latest federal subject to reduce enlistment bonuses for soldiers signing military contracts, with one of its most populous districts slashing payments even further, media reported Wednesday.

Last week, Orenburg and Saratov became the fifth and sixth regions to reduce military contract bonuses from at least 2 million rubles to the minimum legal threshold of 400,000 rubles ($5,000).

The figure matches the minimum level that President Vladimir Putin recommended that regional governments pay new recruits last year. The federal government typically provides a matching payment.

Other regions like Belgorod, Samara, the Yamalo-Nenets autonomous district and the republic of Bashkortostan lowered army contract payments to at least 1 million rubles earlier in the year.

The news outlet 7×7 found a decree issued by the Saratov region’s Engels district last week cutting municipal bonuses from 400,000 rubles to 150,000 rubles ($1,850) for soldiers who sign contracts between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31.

The municipal payments are separate from regional payments, but they are sometimes designed to complement or add to what soldiers are already receiving from the regional or federal governments.