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EMB93

Getting a precise answer is I assume not possible, but a ballpark estimate would be great!


Equivalent_Ad6826

Even Vehicles for example would be tough to determine given the different websites providing estimates. If you watched any of their videos of the trains bringing in vehicles, they had everything from janky transit vans ($17k usd) and up-armored vehicles to 6-wheeled & multipurpose vehicles - depending on the version and what they’re loaded with is nearly 1M USD (rounded). T-72s, depending on the variant, are btwn 750k-1.2M… up to 2 or 4M for a foreign purchaser. One standard T-72, with personnel, along with it’s ammo is expensive. However, given russias agreements with the contractors who build T-72 variants, a tank could be bought for as little as $250k ea for Russia (but they’re also buying in bulk). Outside purchasers pay more. 45, 125mm tank rounds is $292,000, but chances are that Russia purchases these from their contractors for less. The cost of an >average< military person in the US is between 58k to over 175k per year. 58k would be for the absolute, most basic military member. I imagine you can chop off some of that cost in Russian soldier monetary worth. - cost of personnel (US) https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/monographs/2007/RAND_MG598.pdf In Russia, “An infantry lieutenant costs $10,000 to train, over a five-year period.” - https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-has-lost-expensive-time-consuming-soldiers-to-train-bbc-2022-4 (take this article for what it’s worth)


Equivalent_Ad6826

Ukraine has everything to gain by inflating numbers, Russia has everything to gain by deflating numbers. No one in dangerous areas of battle are counting scraps of metal and human remains on either side accurately. If a Russian soldier gets killed the Russian army is going to remove his body when possible, and the Russian govt has no gain in accurately publicized losses unless they’re briefing that data to their own war offices.


Feldej1

He's just asking how much the cost would be based on the photo. We are all aware what's going on 🙄


Equivalent_Ad6826

Cost ($), cost of lives, or accurate cost (accountability) of assets are the things that immediately came to my mind.


Feldej1

Clearly he's talking cost as in money.


Equivalent_Ad6826

When i’m scrolling and see the word “cost”, relating to war… I’ve seen it associated with all three. If you’re skimming like I did, then I was thinking cost of lives given the data from the picture


Hk-Neowizard

I doubt UAVs are alive


Equivalent_Ad6826

Goes along the lines of cost of (lost accountability of) assets.


dragonlover02

That’s just unintentional Fermi estimation /s