▲ 225 ▼ Russia considers working age of 12 to solve wartime jobs crisis (www.telegraph.co.uk) submitted 1 month ago* by harcesz@szmer.info to c/world@lemmy.world 25 comments fedilink hide all child comments Children’s rights champion suggests reopening Soviet labour camps in summer holidays
[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago (1 child) Even the higher estimates put the toll at over a million casualties, not deaths. Even at a very pessimistic 50% casualty rate, that's 750k dead. Still a lot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] doo@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago (1 child) And they are relatively healthy (enough to be sent to die) men of working age And given that those that are enough wounded to be discharged also can't really work as before, we're looking at something like 5-10% of the male workforce. That's a lot a lot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago (1 child) And that's just the ones killed or injured, that doesn't count the ones who've fled the country to avoid being drafted, which from what I've heard is something like three million. Plus the ones still alive serving in Ukraine. It's no wonder they have a labour shortage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 3 points 1 month ago Plus the ones 'missing in action' in Ukraine. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] doo@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago (1 child) And they are relatively healthy (enough to be sent to die) men of working age And given that those that are enough wounded to be discharged also can't really work as before, we're looking at something like 5-10% of the male workforce. That's a lot a lot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago (1 child) And that's just the ones killed or injured, that doesn't count the ones who've fled the country to avoid being drafted, which from what I've heard is something like three million. Plus the ones still alive serving in Ukraine. It's no wonder they have a labour shortage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 3 points 1 month ago Plus the ones 'missing in action' in Ukraine. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago (1 child) And that's just the ones killed or injured, that doesn't count the ones who've fled the country to avoid being drafted, which from what I've heard is something like three million. Plus the ones still alive serving in Ukraine. It's no wonder they have a labour shortage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 3 points 1 month ago Plus the ones 'missing in action' in Ukraine. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 3 points 1 month ago Plus the ones 'missing in action' in Ukraine. permalink fedilink source parent