- For the hinter regions, their enlistment and death payments are more than they can expect in a…
Posted by LeatherneckIllini
on June 28, 2026, 11:56:01, in reply to "The Russian govt pays huge enlistment bonuses"
|
a lifetime of work. It makes economic sense for families to send off their sons to die in weeks. https://conversableeconomist.com/2024/11/19/russias-economy-and-deathonomics/  Previous MessageSomewhere between 1x and 2x the median Russian yearly salary. There is very nihilistic reporting about the recruit pool. Putin is essentially feeding the dregs of Russian society into the meat grinder. Because they are volunteers, Russian middle and upper classes don’t care. If Putin mobilizes the conscripts it’s a domestic political problem for him. Hence, the huge sums for volunteers. Previous MessageWho could possibly still be sincerely volunteering for that? |