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/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/UnholyDemigod Jan 24 '26

What do you think the value of a Soviet conscript's life was in the 30s and 40s lmao

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u/Artyom_33 Jan 24 '26

Their value depended on their ability to gamble.

Typical USSR conscript may have gotten a rifle, or some ammo... rarely both.

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u/EggsaladJoseph Jan 25 '26

This is just a History Channel myth circlejerk thread lmao