[Feel good story] Wagner mercenary mugged on his way home from the front

JokerProof@lemmy.world to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz – 178 points –

Wagner PMC mercenary Denis Kuzmin was headed home to Omsk across Russia but stopped in Moscow and hired prostitutes in a banya (sauna). After he passed out, the prostitutes stole 790,000 rubles ($8,500) in cash, his entire salary for serving in Ukraine for 6 months.

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$8500? That's his entire salary for risking death for 6 months in a mercenary group? That sounds like a terrible deal.

Cost of living is way different.

https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Omsk?displayCurrency=USD

$8,500 could keep someone comfortable for a year if they're careful.

Obviously this guy is not careful.

Brah still high chance of getting killed for 6 months only gets you 1 year worth of frugal living... Miss me with that shit

I'm not going to war for 6 to pay bills for 12

It's not a small amount in Russia outside of Moscow. It's just an average salary in Moscow thought (middle class management).

Yeah, even just risking own life for that pay... Idk how deranged a human being have to be to do such a thing. Like jobs with high risks are fine with a good salary but going on a war and making this little is just beyond my understanding.

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