Putin claims invasion is going to plan.

[speak easy]

Putin is promising to pay 5 million rubles ($46,000) to the families of “heroes” killed in combat and up to 3 million for the wounded

Vladimir Putin is addressing his security council and told them that his invasion is going to plan, despite widespread surprise that the Russians have not been able to capture more than a single city after eight days.

He said that the invasion was going: “according to schedule,” and “according to the plan.”

“All the goals set by us has been achieved,” he said.

According to an English translation, he described his troops as “heroes” and posthumously decorated one commander who killed himself and fellow troops with a grenade to avoid being captured.

https://www.smh.com.au/national/australia-news-live-russian-forces-encircle-two-ukrainian-port-cities-as-one-million-refugees-flee-ukraine-flood-rescues-continue-in-northern-nsw-brisbane-20220303-p5a1hx.html?post=p53f4o#p53f4o

[JustAnotherGen]

1. about 46K USD per body

That's how this evil thing thinks.

[speak easy]

2. 5 million Rubles is more like $120K

measured in domestic purchasing power.

[JustAnotherGen]

4. Currency rate ticker on screen today

Shows $46K
https://rub.currencyrate.today/convert/amount-5000000-to-usd.html

[speak easy]

10. I know what the exchange rate is. It was in the OP.

"domestic purchasing power" is not equivalent to the exchange rate. Wages, food and energy prices are low in the Russian Federation. A lot of stuff is cheap, including real estate and services.

[lagomorph777]

3. He won't pay it, regardless.

[JustAnotherGen]

5. This

He's just dangling a carrot.

[Irish_Dem]

8. I just did a ruble to dollar converter and it is only $4700

One US dollar is equal to 106 Rubles.

At least that is what one online converter is telling me.

[speak easy]

13. One million divided by 100 is ten thousand

A million is a thousand thousand, not a hundred thousand.

[SWBTATTReg]

6. Sure, $46K / 5 million rubles. And where is Russia/Putin going to get that kind of money?

Thus far, of approximately 4000+ heroes (and I'm not counting injured Russian vets), this would equal $186 million dollars alone.

I got a bridge in the city of St. Louis MO to sell you if you're interested! Very cheap, and brand new!

[Ohio Joe]

7. Going to plan? Well... That's some plan you got there Vlad...

I bet he found out that Ukraine is offering 40K for Russian soldiers to go AWOL:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216432265

hmmm... Die and your family gets 45k or live and get 40k... I know what I would choose.

[dchill]

9. Wow. His plan sure is fucked up.

[Victor_c3]

11. I'm sure money goes further in Russia than in the US

But $46,000 to the families of killed soldiers doesn’t seem like a lot. 20 years ago, when I was in the army, we all automatically had term life insurance policies of $200,000 when we deployed. I think it’s currently $400,000.

[Jarqui]

12. Ave wage in Russia

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1010660/russia-average-monthly-nominal-wage/#:~:text=Average%20nominal%20wage%20per%20month%20in%20Russia%201998%2D2020&text=In%202020%2C%20the%20average%20nominal,compared%20to%20the%20previous%20year.

is around 678,000 rubles per year.

So the family of the average dead 20 something Russian soldier is getting 7.4 years of wages that is plummeting in value having lost 50% of its value in the last 4-5 years with cost of living about to go through the roof in Russia.

Ukraine is offering 5 million rubles to Russian solders who surrender.

[LiberatedUSA]

15. "I've got you right where I want you, Mr. Bond." N/t

[roamer65]

16. It IS going to plan.

Because there never was one!

They thought they would just march in and would be treated like liberators.

Wrong. DEAD wrong.