More than 400,000 Russians killed fighting in Ukraine war, leaked data suggests
Death records reveal losses since full-scale invasion that are unprecedented in Russia’s modern history
TL;DR
- Leaked data from Rosstat indicates over 400,000 Russian deaths linked to the war in Ukraine.
- The data, obtained by hackers, includes over 11 million death certificates with details on fatalities.
- Russia has not published official casualty figures since the early months of the invasion.
- The figures are broadly consistent with other estimates, though potentially underestimate the true toll.
- Poorer and more remote regions of Russia have sustained disproportionately heavy losses.
- The scale of Russian military deaths in Ukraine exceeds combined losses from all Soviet and Russian wars since WWII.
- Peace talks are scheduled in Abu Dhabi, with US envoys expected to participate, but neither Russian nor Ukrainian presidents will attend.