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In push for more Ukraine troops, city of Moscow hikes pay for contract soldiers to $60,000 a year (www.reuters.com)
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[–] Reddfugee42 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Considering the average life expectancy, what does that work out to in pay per day?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

The average life expectancy of Russian front-line troops who die is 4.5 months ($444/day).

The average life expectancy of Russian men born around 2000 is 60 years ($4.57/day*).

Data:

https://istories.media/stories/2023/09/21/ot-povestki-do-pokhoronki/

https://data.who.int/countries/643#hid-3fc0d

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

$2.74/day

Jesus Christ, I didn't expect it to be that bad. That's Africa shit, and these are the guys that did some of the colonising, rather than being subjected to it.

Edit: Because it's not. it works out to more like $15/day, if we trust official numbers. That must be a minimum you're using or something.

It varies massively by region, though, because some of those colonies are still inside.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

60k per year works out to about 164 per day, no matter when you die.

[–] Reddfugee42 2 points 5 months ago

That's okay buddy, Wilshire understood the question and already answered it