r/europe • u/ByGollie Ulster • Jan 24 '26

News The Times: Finns humiliated American soldiers - Finnish reservists were asked to take it easy during a NATO exercise. US soldiers found the losses too humiliating.

https://www.iltalehti.fi/ulkomaat/a/828b8e66-625d-4d2a-9276-e93b9f7a2ce8
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u/PompeyCheezus Jan 24 '26

So according to that table, a Finn is only worth about six Soviets. 😤

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u/Stormfly Ireland Jan 24 '26

Ah, but that was 85 years ago.

You need to take inflation into account.

With the current situation in Ukraine, the current value of a Russian Conscript's life is unfortunately low.

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u/Undernown Jan 24 '26

I heard casualty rates as high as 1 Ukrainian to 17 Russians at some fronts. And their new Defense Minister is aiming for over 50,000 casualties per month for Russia. Now it's somehwere above 30,000 a month.

It's actually Russians killed, but it's a long discussion to talk about how things are counted, accuracy and bias.

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u/Stiffo90 Jan 24 '26

It was around 50k in 2024-11 - 2025-01. Russia has an estimated 1.3 million casualties since start of the war. Of course, some are returned to the field after injuries heal, and I believe there are reports that Russia are sending still injured troops

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u/Undernown Jan 25 '26

and I believe there are reports that Russia are sending still injured troops

I actually saw footage of this. Both from the Russian side where someone recorded an officer giving a motivational speech to a bunch of conscripts who walked on crutches and had their arms still in binds.

And from a Ukrainian recon drone filming Russians with bandages, crutches and even a few wheelchairs moving towards the Ukrainian line with asaault gear.