Based on data from open sources collected by journalists of the BBC Russian Service in collaboration with the Mediazona website and a group of volunteers, since the start of the war in Ukraine to date, the names of 56,453 Russian servicemen killed in the war have been identified. Weekly Russian casualty figures are rising again, which may be due to the continued offensive of Russian forces in the direction of Kharkiv. In the past two weeks, another 1,689 Russians have been confirmed dead. 14% of the identified dead Russians were volunteers, meaning they joined the armed forces after the invasion and signed contracts with the military of their own accord. 12% were in the military. The greatest losses are recorded among the prisoners, who went to the front from the prison colonies. This category accounts for 20% of the Russian side’s losses. The actual number of casualties is higher than the number recorded based on open sources: official announcements and […]
Source: News Beast
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