UK: Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 29 August 2023

aihue@lemmy.ca to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz – 66 points –

Military service in the Russian Armed Forces has become increasingly lucrative since the invasion. On 4 February 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that a lieutenant received 81,200 rubles per month. By October 2022, he announced that even mobilised private soldiers would receive 195,000 rubles per month.

Many junior ranks serving in Ukraine are now on over 200,000 rubles per month. This is over 2.7 times the Russian national average salary of 72,851 rubles. By way of comparison, 2.7 times the average UK salary would equate to over £90,000 a year.

It is highly likely that the salary and additional benefits are a strong incentive for personnel to join up, especially to those from the poorer areas of Russia. However, Russia is still unlikely to meet its targets for recruiting volunteers to the ranks.

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Well, good luck getting that money. And even if you get what you are owed its worth is going down.

Interesting stats.

200,000 rubles is £1,660 per month, so £19,920 per year.

In the UK August figures show that average weekly pay is £663, so £34,476 yearly. 2.7 times is £93,085

So their analysis is basically what it would cost our economy if we raised incomes by 2.7 times rather than a comparison of actual salary i guess.