"Estimates reveal staggering death toll of Russian soldiers in Ukraine war"
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Times of Israel
An independent statistical analysis conducted by Russian media outlets Mediazona and Meduza, along with a data scientist from Germany's Tübingen University, estimates that nearly 50,000 Russian men have died in the war in Ukraine. Using the concept of excess mortality, the analysis relied on Russian government data and inheritance records to estimate the number of additional deaths of men under 50 between February 2022 and May 2023. The analysis reveals a significant discrepancy between the acknowledged death toll of over 6,000 soldiers publicly reported by Russia and the estimated figure. The investigation highlights the challenges of documenting war casualties in Russia, where reporting on military losses is repressed, and those who do so face harassment and potential criminal charges.