Leaked Records: Over 400,000 Russian Troops Killed in Ukraine War
Hacked Rosstat data reveals over 400,000 Russian deaths in Ukraine. Hacker groups claim leaks show war toll exceeds 450,000 since invasion.
POLICY WIRE — Washington, D.C. — Leaked government documents indicate that more than 400,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in the war in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began nearly five years ago.
Confidential data from Russia’s state statistics agency, Rosstat, provides a stark timeline of the conflict’s human cost, revealing a death toll that aligns with worst-case scenarios feared by international observers.
Hacker groups Belarusian Cyberpartisans and Silent Crow claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on the Federal State Statistics Service and released the records on Nov. 7.
The groups stated that the stolen files show between 394,000 and 450,000 individuals fighting on Russia’s side or connected to the war have died since the invasion started.
A separate review of the leaked mortality database by Bloomberg suggests nearly 393,000 war-related deaths have been recorded since 2022.
Independent estimates cited in the reporting suggest the actual casualty count may push beyond 450,000, underscoring the scale of the losses.
The incidents highlight ongoing struggles by Rosstat to restore its systems following the significant cyber intrusion.
Reporting by Policy-Wire (PW)
