Mediazona confirms the identities of more than 77,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine

Through open source research, Mediazona, a Russian independent media outlet, together with BBC Russia confirmed the names of 77,143 Russian soldiers who had been killed since the start of the large-scale invasion of Russia.

Since Mediazona’s last update At the end of October, the names of 1,761 Russian soldiers were known added to the list of victims.

The journalists note that the actual figures are likely significantly higher because their verified information comes from public sources such as obituaries, reports from relatives, regional media reports and statements from local authorities.

The British Defense Secretary said in an interview published on November 8 that Russia’s armed forces had suffered severely deadliest month in October since the start of the large-scale invasion, with an average of 1,354 casualties per day.

Britain’s Defense Intelligence Agency estimates that Russia is likely to have suffered more than 696,000 lives to lose since the start of the large-scale invasion, a figure in line with the current total of 707,540 in Ukraine reported on November 9.

According to some experts, the sharp increase in losses in recent months could be one of the factors behind the deployment of North Korean troops to Russia.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on November 7 that North Korean troops fighting Ukrainian forces are incurring casualties in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, although he did not share the estimated number of casualties.

Since Russia began its all-out war against Ukraine, more than 4,300 officers have been killed in fighting in Ukraine. The analysts also note that at least 14,204 Russian convicts have been killed on Ukraine’s eastern front.

According to the journalist, Russian soldiers killed in 2024 tend to be increasingly older as the average age for volunteer recruits continues to rise. float. The large number of volunteer recruits who died in the war fall most noticeably between the ages of 48 and 50.

The bloodiest day for Moscow’s armed forces was on May 13, when they received a notification 1,740 victims.

According to undisclosed sources and estimates from Western intelligence services, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on September 17 that approximately 1 million Ukrainians and Russians, including civilians, have been killed or injured since February 2022.

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