Pilots and other personnel could sometimes not get their wages for months, and on occasion resorted to desperate measures: four MiG-31 pilots at Yelizovo in the Far East went on hunger strike in 1996 to demand back pay which was several months overdue, and the problem was only resolved by diverting unit money intended for other tasks.
飞行员和其他人员有时可能数月拿不到工资，而不得不采取非常手段：1996年，4架米格-31战斗机飞行员在远东的Yelizovo绝食抗议，要求发放拖欠数月的工资，当局挪用其他单位的款项解决了问题。