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Hacked Records Show 400,000 Russians Killed in War on Ukraine: Report
Hackers said the records include more than 392,000 deaths tied directly to the war, while a broader analysis put the toll at 450,100.
- 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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Putin Didn’t See This Coming At All: A Secret Report Just Leaked Shows 392,700 Russian Military Dead from Ukraine War
A leaked database from Russia’s statistics agency appears to reveal the war’s true scale, unpublished by Moscow since early in the conflict. Bloomberg found no signs of fabrication, though it could not confirm authenticity, and the agency denies any breach. Some records were filed more than a year after the fact.
Two groups of hackers have targeted the Russian State Statistics Agency to download records of causes of death. These documents show the immense human cost of the military operation launched in February 2022 by Vladimir Putin.
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