Russia's true death toll in the Ukraine war | The Global Story
While Russia’s president Vladimir Putin continues to insist that his, “special military operation” in Ukraine is succeeding, the estimated number of Russian soldiers killed and
While Russia’s president Vladimir Putin continues to insist that his, “special military operation” in Ukraine is succeeding, the estimated number of Russian soldiers killed and wounded in this war tells another story; 1.4 million casualties since February 2022. For that loss, Russia has gained just 2% of Ukraine’s land. This is the story Vladimir Putin is not telling Russians.
Amid parliamentary elections this past weekend, the Kremlin has claimed that most Russians back the president and the war, and it has the political careers of thousands of soldiers back from Ukraine. But what of their fallen comrades? The BBC’s Olga Ivshina has dedicated the last four years of her career to not just counting Russia’s true death toll, but building a picture of who these lost men were.
She joins The Global Story's Tristan Redman to discuss what she has learnt. For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com/news #BBCNews 00:00 Introduction 01:14 Searching for missing dead soldiers 2:59 Tracking deaths
in Ukraine 07:01 How to find missing Russian soldiers 11:39 Why some Russians sign up to fight in Ukraine 14:01 Russia's true death toll 19:19 The problem for Ukraine 21:15 Is Putin lied to about the Ukraine war?
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