Putin awards “Mother Heroine” to Ingushetia woman of ten children
Tamaskhanova, who has six sons and four daughters, was previously nominated for the award in 2025
MOSCOW (MNTV) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has awarded the honorary title “Mother Heroine” to Eset Tamaskhanova, a resident of Ingushetia and mother of ten children, as part of a broader state effort to recognize large families and support population growth.
Tamaskhanova, who has six sons and four daughters, was previously nominated for the award in 2025. Her eldest child is 22, while her youngest is one and a half years old.
The title was also conferred on several other women across Russia, including Lyubov Vorobyova from the Orenburg region, Irina Kazimirova from the Kursk region, and Natalia Lebedeva and Nadezhda Manukovskaya from the Voronezh region.
The recognition follows a series of similar awards in recent years. In January 2025, Maryam Khamkhoeva, a 43-year-old mother of 11 children, received the title. Before her, Aset Uzhakhova, 62, was honored for raising 11 children. In January 2026, Khadizhat Dzakhkieva from the village of Inarki was also recognized; she and her husband have ten children.
The “Mother Heroine” title is awarded to Russian citizens who have given birth to and raised ten or more children, all of whom must also hold Russian citizenship. Eligibility requires that the youngest, or tenth, child be at least one year old at the time of the award.
Recipients receive a one-time payment of 1 million rubles. Additional measures introduced as of Jan. 1, 2026, have expanded benefits, placing mothers awarded the title on par with recipients of the “Hero of Labor” distinction.
These benefits include a monthly payment exceeding 76,500 rubles, subject to indexation, as well as a pension supplement of 36,500 rubles. Recipients are also entitled to choose between in-kind benefits — such as medical care, housing and utilities support, and access to sanatorium services — or an equivalent cash payment.
The expansion of benefits reflects Russia’s broader demographic strategy, which seeks to encourage higher birth rates and provide increased social support to large families amid ongoing population challenges.
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