Spike in Russian deaths in Ukraine reported as confirmed death toll surpasses 74,000 — Novaya Gazeta Europe
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Researchers using open-source intelligence have confirmed the deaths of over 74,000 Russian troops in Ukraine, BBC News Russian reported on Friday.

Working with Russian independent media outlet Mediazona, BBC News Russian said that it had been able to identify the names of 74,014 Russian soldiers who had been killed since the start of the full-scale invasion in February 2022.

  • thonofpy@lemmy.world
    5·
    21 hours ago

    On a human level, this is extremely sad news. The amount of suffering that comes with such numbers is impossible to grasp.

  • ChippiChappa@ani.social
    101·
    1 day ago

    Russia is really getting concerned with population loss lately. The war must be taking a massive longterm toll .

    • RedditWanderer@lemmy.world
      11·
      1 day ago

      I read some where that in a recording about them discussing north korean soldiers, one russian soldier said “there will be millions of them coming to help”.

      I think it’s a key propaganda focus because the losses are starting to show a lot