A steep rise in soldiers' obituaries is documented by the BBC as part of its work in counting Russian war losses.
  • misk@piefed.socialOPEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I assume you’re referring to Ukrainian MoD figures - they’re less disconnected from reality than russian ones but they’re still propaganda.

    BBC News Russian has been counting Russian war losses together with independent outlet Mediazona and a group of volunteers since February 2022. We keep a list of named individuals whose deaths we were able to confirm using official reports, newspapers, social media, and new memorials and graves.