Russian casualties ‘reach 450,000’: What that means for the Ukraine war
Summary
Leaked Russian statistics records indicate that at least 450,000 Russians, including more than 4,000 foreign citizens, died fighting for Russia in Ukraine through August 2026. The records have not been independently verified, though media outlets and analysts consider them authentic; delayed death registrations could raise the total to about 550,000.Key Facts
- The leaked files list about 410,000 deaths directly as war-related.
- The files include 42,000 fighting-age men whose deaths were confirmed in court after their bodies were not recovered.
- An additional 12,000 likely military deaths were identified among men who died at or near the front.
- More than 4,000 foreign citizens from countries including Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Nepal, Colombia and Nigeria were among the dead.
- About 120,000 recorded deaths occurred in the area around Avdiivka and Pokrovsk, and another 48,000 in Bakhmut.
- The average age of those killed rose from 34 in the first year of the war to 40 in 2025.
- Men aged 35 to 44 formed the largest age group among the dead, with 158,000 deaths.
- Rosstat said cyberattacks hit its systems between October 29 and November 1, but it found no evidence that its databases were compromised or protected data leaked.
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