Overview

• Nearly 50,000 Russian men are estimated to have died in the war in Ukraine according to independent statistical analyses and databases tracking confirmed deaths.
• Russia publicly claims just over 6,000 military deaths but suppresses casualty information.
• Two Russian media outlets analyzed excess mortality and inheritance records to estimate 47,000 Russian war deaths, far higher than official figures.
• The UK Ministry of Defense says better medical care could prevent many Russian casualties.
• Russia and Ukraine provide little public data on military losses and dispute the other's reported casualties.