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Humiliating Leak Exposes Dark Truth Putin Tried to Hide
The Daily Beast • • world
Key Points:
- Leaked documents from Russian state agency Rosstat, obtained by hackers, reveal that approximately 450,000 Russians have died in the four-year war in Ukraine, marking it as Russia’s deadliest conflict since World War II.
- The death toll includes combat deaths as well as those from war-related wounds, illnesses, suicides, and accidents, making the Ukraine war the fourth leading cause of death in Russia.
- The leak contradicts official Russian statements, which have significantly underreported casualties, with the last Kremlin figures in 2022 citing only about 6,000 deaths.
- The high Russian losses are attributed to intense frontline combat, including "meat grinder" assaults and effective Ukrainian drone attacks, with reports indicating Russian recruits survive on average only about 30 minutes in combat.
- The conflict is also severely impacting the Russian economy, with Ukrainian drone strikes on infrastructure causing inflation and gas shortages, while the Kremlin reportedly considers further compulsory military mobilization.
