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An analysis of leaked Rosstat records puts Russian deaths at or near the front at at least 450,000 through late summer 2026, according to Novynarnia’s account of Financial Times reporting. Delays in death registration leave the figures incomplete.
At least 450,000 Russians died at or near the front from the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine through the end of summer 2026, according to a Financial Times analysis described by Novynarnia, citing NV.
Novynarnia reported that FT examined documents from Russia’s statistics agency, Rosstat, that appeared online after a hacking attack by the Belarusian and Ukrainian groups Cyberpartisans BY and Silent Crow.
The documents listed about 410,000 war-related deaths. FT assessed that the vast majority were soldiers, though some civilians were probably included. That figure therefore does not represent an exact military death toll.
Allowing for delays in registration, FT separately estimated that war deaths could have reached about 550,000 by early August. Novynarnia described that figure as an estimate based on already registered records, rather than a final tally.
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