The average salary is also alot higher. Paying that much on a Russian salary can’t be fun

This seems to be a normal way to handle “cowards” (i.e people who don’t want to be part of meat waves).

My thoughts are that prolonging the war is preferable to securing a poor peace on the home front. As long as the war is going on, they can claim they are advancing and beating back huge offensives. When a peace is achieved, they will have to live with a lot less than they said they would achieve, plus a huge amount of ptsd ridden soldiers and former convicts are released back into a society with a very strained economy.

I doubt there is a planned end-state at the kreml

Since payments are rarely payed post-mortem, there is a insentive to send volunteers to their death before the end of their contract.

It’s because both the height and length are prime numbers, to allow the aliens to figure out the expected resolution

It’s basically the m113 of the eastern block, it can do basically anything. Looks like it may have transported mortar shells perhaps?

In a war situation Finland will mobilize ~300k, not all reserves will to be thrown to the frontline immediately.

I know some clients show that, but the culture here is generally quite against the concept. Tends to lead to people being scared of going against the majority and creates a hive mind mentality to keep karma high.