Hacked Records Show 400,000 Russians Killed in War on Ukraine: Report
Hackers say the leak shows Russia’s war deaths have climbed far beyond official disclosures, with noncombat fatalities and regional losses included.
- On November 7, hacker groups Belarusian CyberPartisans and Silent Crow claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Russia's Federal State Statistics Service , alleging leaked records indicate between 394,000 and 450,000 war-related deaths since 2022.
- Targeted by cyberattacks between October 29 and November 1, Rosstat acknowledged its systems were breached but denied that its databases had been compromised or that any information was leaked.
- Using distinct methodologies, Belarusian CyberPartisans estimated at least 393,881 deaths from combat records, while Silent Crow published a higher estimate of up to 450,100, potentially making this Russia's deadliest conflict since World War II.
- Disproportionately affecting Russia's smallest ethnic groups, recruitment policies offer lucrative salaries and benefits; data shows 72% of registered deaths occurred in the so-called Donetsk People's Republic.
- "The main significance is political," Janis Kluge of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs told The Moscow Times, noting that losing population at this rate contradicts the narrative that Russia is winning.
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Pro-Ukrainian hackers claim to have accessed Russian war death toll. But it could actually be much higher, think tank says
A leaked database from Russia's state statistics agency Rosstat shows that more than 450,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in the war in Ukraine. Battlefield casualty figures are a closely guarded secret on both sides of the conflict, and Russia has not officially released its figures since September 2022.
Geleakte Rosstat data indicate about 450,100 dead Russian military personnel since the beginning of the war of aggression against Ukraine.
The Russians have suffered heavy losses on the front since the beginning of the war.
LEAKED data from Russia's Rosstat agency shows over 450,000 Russian victims in Ukraine. War became the fourth cause of death in Russia. The data was stolen by hacker groups in a cyber attack.
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