The war's grim arithmetic: 285 euros per Russian soldier
A startling figure is circulating on social media: 285 euros for every Russian soldier killed. An analysis of what this grotesque accounting of the conflict reveals.
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The grotesque arithmetic of war: 285 euros per soldier
285 euros. That is the figure being floated in certain forums as the cost of eliminating a Russian soldier in close combat. The comparison with a 10-euro insecticide is no accident: it reveals just how far life has been reduced to a commodity in this conflict.
Bargain price or insult?
While some consider 285 euros an outrageous amount to take a life, others see it as manageable in the context of war. The debate goes beyond economics: it is a symptom of how technology and propaganda have blurred the value of human life. Drones, which generate no compensation, add yet another layer of coldness.
In the end, what remains is a figure that unsettles. 285 euros. It wouldn't even cover a low-cost flight. But in the war economy, apparently, that is the price of a soldier.
285 euros. That is the figure being floated in certain forums as the cost of eliminating a Russian soldier in close combat. The comparison with a 10-euro insecticide is no accident: it reveals just how far life has been reduced to a commodity in this conflict.
Bargain price or insult?
While some consider 285 euros an outrageous amount to take a life, others see it as manageable in the context of war. The debate goes beyond economics: it is a symptom of how technology and propaganda have blurred the value of human life. Drones, which generate no compensation, add yet another layer of coldness.
In the end, what remains is a figure that unsettles. 285 euros. It wouldn't even cover a low-cost flight. But in the war economy, apparently, that is the price of a soldier.
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