Independent Russian media outlets have published a new assessment of military casualties over four years of conflict.
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Independent Russian publications Mediazona and Meduza have released an updated count of Russian military losses in Ukraine. According to the investigation, the number of killed Russian service members has reached 352,000 since the military conflict began four years ago.
The assessment is based on analysis of open sources, including official statements from the Ukrainian side, reports in Russian regional media outlets, and data from social networks. The publications note that this figure significantly exceeds previously cited estimates and represents one of the most comprehensive attempts to calculate Russian military losses.
Mediazona and Meduza regularly update this statistics, carefully verifying each case through open sources of information.
Russian independent media outlets Mediazona and Meduza published an updated assessment of Russian Armed Forces losses in Ukraine — 352 thousand killed over four years of the conflict. The figure was obtained through analysis of open sources and significantly exceeds official Russian data.
The scale of losses affects Russia's socio-demographic situation: tens of thousands of families will lose breadwinners, exacerbating the crisis in regional labour markets. This statistics is important for assessing the real cost of the conflict and its long-term impact on the economy and society.

Mehmet Yılmaz