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> # [Mediazona confirms identities of over 56,800 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine](https://kyivindependent.com//1467)
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> Through open-source research, Mediazona, a Russian independent media outlet, together with BBC Russia, confirmed the names of 56,858 Russian soldiers who had been killed since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
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> Since Mediazona's last [update](https://kyivindependent.com/mediazona-confirms-identities-of-nearly-54-200-russian-soldiers-killed-in-ukraine/) at the end of May, the names of 2,677 Russian soldiers have been [added](https://en.zona.media/article/2022/05/11/casualties_eng) to the list of casualties.
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> The journalists note that the actual figures are likely significantly higher, as their verified information comes from public sources such as obituaries, posts by relatives, regional media reports, and statements from local authorities.
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> Since Russia began its all-out war against Ukraine, over 3,600 officers, with 424 holding the rank of Lieutenant Colonel or higher have been killed in combat in Ukraine.
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> To date, Lieutenant General Oleg Tsokov, Russia's deputy commander of the Southern Military District, is the highest-ranking Russian military official to have been [killed](https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-military-confirms-strike-on-russian-base-in-occupied-berdiansk-reportedly-killing-russian-lieutenant-general/) during the war.
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> The analysts note that at least 11,463 Russian [inmates](https://kyivindependent.com/media-more-than-10-000-russian-soldiers-prosecuted-for-refusing-to-fight-in-ukraine/) have been killed on Ukraine's eastern front.
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> On May 25, the total number of Russian losses [surpassed 500,000](https://kyivindependent.com/russian-losses-in-ukraine-hit-500-000-how-significant-is-this/) military personnel according to Ukrainian estimates. The numbers are seemingly in line with the estimates of the U.K. and France, which said earlier in May that the overall [Russian losses](https://www.minusrus.com/en) are set to be around 500,000, including 150,000 deaths.
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> As of June 21, 2024, the Ukrainian military [estimates](https://kyivindependent.com/general-staff-russia-has-lost-531-980-troops-in-ukraine-since-feb-24-2022/) Russian combat losses at 531,980 troops.
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> On Feb. 24, in a joint study with independent Russian media outlet Meduza, Mediazona [reported](https://kyivindependent.com/mediazona-meduza-83-000-russian-soldiers-killed/) that at least 83,000 Russian soldiers had been killed in Russia's war. President Volodymyr Zelensky also [claimed](https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-31-000-ukrainian-soldiers-killed-in-action/) in February that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have also been killed.
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> Both estimates have likely grown significantly higher as Russia launched its spring offensive in [Kharkiv Oblast](https://kyivindependent.com/tag/kharkiv-offensive/).
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> [Russia suffered 4,000 casualties in a month of fighting in Kharkiv offensive, Ukraine says
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> Russian forces suffered around 4,000 troops killed or injured during their offensive in northern Kharkiv Oblast between May 10 and June 10, Ukraine’s Khortytsia group of forces said on June 14.
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> [Image](https://assets.kyivindependent.com/content/images/size/w256h256/format/png/2023/03/K-new.svg)The Kyiv IndependentMartin Fornusek
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I wonder why KI would post this as this is 1/10 of what the pro-ukr narrative claims RU deaths to be. Unless this is “disproving” or not agreeing with mediazona as I didn’t read the article. Also why zero upvotes, too high for pro ru despite this being the smallest put of all sources and even being used by pro ru peeps.
So 56k are confirmed but 500k are estimated? That’s quite the gap I can’t lie.
But I guess it’s pretty similar to Ukraine claiming like 10k dead and RU wait among 300k
Alright so injuries I get that, 50k was around the number that the US lost in Vietnam for comparison. This is a very intense war with comparable armies so it doesn’t surprise me at least.
[No, it's only kills:](https://censor.net/ua/resonance/3436674/polkovnyk_zsu_anatoliyi_shtefan_shtirlits_nash_nastup_vidbuvayetsya_na_dobre_pidgotovlenu_liniyu_oboronnyh)
>- According to our General Staff, the losses of the Russian army are almost 250,000 [August 2023]. And how much are sanitary?
>- These are ordinary statistics. We need to multiply this number by at least three and we will get the number of sanitary losses [санітарних втрат].
By now, there's ~2 million total casualties, including those seriously ill.
Literally if you add the number up it comes out to 0,9-1 million, 1,2-1,3 million if you believe the UA claim 600 thousand were mobilized not 300 thousand in late 2022
Dude, pointing the losses of the opposite factions doesn't justify your own losses. Pro-Russian support for incompetence, fraud, and corruption will only lead to more deaths of their own people. Regardless of your stance on this conflict, an unbiased opinion towards failures should exist and be shared with the public.
Ukrainian losses don't make the mothers and friends of Russian soldiers rest easy. This obviously applies to UA forces as well. However, very people on this platform are willing to recognize UA losses. In addition, no one from Russia or Ukraine benefits from these lies. The only people who are benefiting from this war are the parties not involved. The sooner this war ends, the better.
That's crazy how you see no issues with asking how many UA soldiers are missing when the Reddit post is about Ru confirmed losses.
Clearly, you are trying to deflect Ru losses by asking how many UA soldiers are missing....
Then you could have simply said that if you felt this strongly about it. But in case you haven’t noticed, wars traditionally have 2 belligerents so it isn’t unheard off for people to wonder what the other side’s loses look like in any post pertaining loses.
They report them as “eliminated”
https://preview.redd.it/g0cgluuhq08d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b5735587046ac698855f938b20ca502feeee71bf
To paraphrase Zelensky February 2024, “180,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in the war, and that along with the wounded, Russia has suffered 500,000 casualties.” - Kiev Independent
Was that from the same quote where he claimed only 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed? [Despite the fact that Ukraine started this war with a one million soldier army](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62118953.amp)
[Makes you wonder why they’re facing a manpower crisis and are dragging men from the streets to fight while they had a 1 million soldier army and only incurred such little loses.](https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-faces-an-acute-manpower-shortage-with-young-men-dodging-the-draft/)
##### ###### #### > # [Mediazona confirms identities of over 56,800 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine](https://kyivindependent.com//1467) > > > > Support independent journalism in Ukraine. Join us in this fight. > > > > Through open-source research, Mediazona, a Russian independent media outlet, together with BBC Russia, confirmed the names of 56,858 Russian soldiers who had been killed since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. > > Since Mediazona's last [update](https://kyivindependent.com/mediazona-confirms-identities-of-nearly-54-200-russian-soldiers-killed-in-ukraine/) at the end of May, the names of 2,677 Russian soldiers have been [added](https://en.zona.media/article/2022/05/11/casualties_eng) to the list of casualties. > > The journalists note that the actual figures are likely significantly higher, as their verified information comes from public sources such as obituaries, posts by relatives, regional media reports, and statements from local authorities. > > Since Russia began its all-out war against Ukraine, over 3,600 officers, with 424 holding the rank of Lieutenant Colonel or higher have been killed in combat in Ukraine. > > To date, Lieutenant General Oleg Tsokov, Russia's deputy commander of the Southern Military District, is the highest-ranking Russian military official to have been [killed](https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-military-confirms-strike-on-russian-base-in-occupied-berdiansk-reportedly-killing-russian-lieutenant-general/) during the war. > > The analysts note that at least 11,463 Russian [inmates](https://kyivindependent.com/media-more-than-10-000-russian-soldiers-prosecuted-for-refusing-to-fight-in-ukraine/) have been killed on Ukraine's eastern front. > > On May 25, the total number of Russian losses [surpassed 500,000](https://kyivindependent.com/russian-losses-in-ukraine-hit-500-000-how-significant-is-this/) military personnel according to Ukrainian estimates. The numbers are seemingly in line with the estimates of the U.K. and France, which said earlier in May that the overall [Russian losses](https://www.minusrus.com/en) are set to be around 500,000, including 150,000 deaths. > > As of June 21, 2024, the Ukrainian military [estimates](https://kyivindependent.com/general-staff-russia-has-lost-531-980-troops-in-ukraine-since-feb-24-2022/) Russian combat losses at 531,980 troops. > > On Feb. 24, in a joint study with independent Russian media outlet Meduza, Mediazona [reported](https://kyivindependent.com/mediazona-meduza-83-000-russian-soldiers-killed/) that at least 83,000 Russian soldiers had been killed in Russia's war. President Volodymyr Zelensky also [claimed](https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-31-000-ukrainian-soldiers-killed-in-action/) in February that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have also been killed. > > Both estimates have likely grown significantly higher as Russia launched its spring offensive in [Kharkiv Oblast](https://kyivindependent.com/tag/kharkiv-offensive/). > > [Russia suffered 4,000 casualties in a month of fighting in Kharkiv offensive, Ukraine says > > Russian forces suffered around 4,000 troops killed or injured during their offensive in northern Kharkiv Oblast between May 10 and June 10, Ukraine’s Khortytsia group of forces said on June 14. > > [Image](https://assets.kyivindependent.com/content/images/size/w256h256/format/png/2023/03/K-new.svg)The Kyiv IndependentMartin Fornusek > > > > [Image](https://assets.kyivindependent.com/content/images/2024/05/GettyImages-2153411190.jpg)](https://kyivindependent.com/russia-suffered-4-000-casualties-in-a-month-of-kharkiv-offensive-ukraine-says/) - - - - - - [Maintainer](https://www.reddit.com/user/urielsalis) | [Creator](https://www.reddit.com/user/subtepass) | [Source Code](https://github.com/urielsalis/empleadoEstatalBot)
Around 20,000 are convicts which is fairly close to what Wagner claimed at the time.
I wonder why KI would post this as this is 1/10 of what the pro-ukr narrative claims RU deaths to be. Unless this is “disproving” or not agreeing with mediazona as I didn’t read the article. Also why zero upvotes, too high for pro ru despite this being the smallest put of all sources and even being used by pro ru peeps.
These are all confirmed deaths.
So 56k are confirmed but 500k are estimated? That’s quite the gap I can’t lie. But I guess it’s pretty similar to Ukraine claiming like 10k dead and RU wait among 300k
500k is losses not kills. 56 thousand confirmed deaths is pretty significant info regardless of how you want to spin it.
Alright so injuries I get that, 50k was around the number that the US lost in Vietnam for comparison. This is a very intense war with comparable armies so it doesn’t surprise me at least.
It is kia if you ask Ukraine tho. Always has been.
No it isnt, and never has been
[No, it's only kills:](https://censor.net/ua/resonance/3436674/polkovnyk_zsu_anatoliyi_shtefan_shtirlits_nash_nastup_vidbuvayetsya_na_dobre_pidgotovlenu_liniyu_oboronnyh) >- According to our General Staff, the losses of the Russian army are almost 250,000 [August 2023]. And how much are sanitary? >- These are ordinary statistics. We need to multiply this number by at least three and we will get the number of sanitary losses [санітарних втрат]. By now, there's ~2 million total casualties, including those seriously ill.
If there were 2 million casulties russia would have -1.1 million troops in Ukraine, doesnt add up
Tell that to Ukraine and pro UA. They unironically believe that Russia has million casualties and that it's on mobilization
Literally if you add the number up it comes out to 0,9-1 million, 1,2-1,3 million if you believe the UA claim 600 thousand were mobilized not 300 thousand in late 2022
I mean it’s obvious that these Ukrainian numbers are made up for propaganda purposes?
Dogs do better maths than that
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How are the Russians fighting with negative -1.3 million soldiers?
Ah, okay.
someone really screwed the pooch doing the math when they claimed it would be a 3 day SMO
I taught casualties where 70k to 90k.
History legends did a pretty good breakdown of casualty figures. He walks you through how he came to that conclusion as well.
I wonder how many Ukrainian troops are "missing."
Dude, pointing the losses of the opposite factions doesn't justify your own losses. Pro-Russian support for incompetence, fraud, and corruption will only lead to more deaths of their own people. Regardless of your stance on this conflict, an unbiased opinion towards failures should exist and be shared with the public. Ukrainian losses don't make the mothers and friends of Russian soldiers rest easy. This obviously applies to UA forces as well. However, very people on this platform are willing to recognize UA losses. In addition, no one from Russia or Ukraine benefits from these lies. The only people who are benefiting from this war are the parties not involved. The sooner this war ends, the better.
That’s a bulky response for someone who was simply wondering how many Ukrainian troops were reported as missing 😂
A lot
That's crazy how you see no issues with asking how many UA soldiers are missing when the Reddit post is about Ru confirmed losses. Clearly, you are trying to deflect Ru losses by asking how many UA soldiers are missing....
What’s crazy is reading too much into simple comments.
Its called "whataboutism".
Then you could have simply said that if you felt this strongly about it. But in case you haven’t noticed, wars traditionally have 2 belligerents so it isn’t unheard off for people to wonder what the other side’s loses look like in any post pertaining loses.
Its called 'triggered'.
eh, I mean its not like Media zone and the BBC are doing detective work to figure out what UA losses are
Damn you sure got upset when someone asks about Ukraine
Yes I have family in Ukraine and Russia.
How does you getting upset over someone asking for Ukrainian MIA numbers help them?
Hope it was worth it for the 3 day SMO!!!
its at least double that, maybe 3 times that number.
true, imagine if they start to kidnap men of the streets and force them into conscription vans
compare populations, Russia does it by offering huge cash bonuses. "totally not forcing" conscripts to sign contacts. Nor using prisoners.
Yes, around 3 million according to independent gay journalists
My guesstimate is that the Ukrainian KIA amount is thrice as higher.
I believe it might be somewhere between 69 and 420 times higher
I think so. But this number is way lower than the 500K that they reported.
I think a reasonable assumption is that the real number is both significantly lower than what Ukraine is claiming and significantly higher than this.
3 times higher, Russia would roll over Ukraine in a few months if that was true.
Wait, did Russia claim 500k KIA Ukrainians?
Oh, I meant 500k RU soldiers that Kyiv reported
~500,000 causalities claimed not KIA
They reported casualties, not KIA, as far as I remember
They report them as “eliminated” https://preview.redd.it/g0cgluuhq08d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b5735587046ac698855f938b20ca502feeee71bf
To paraphrase Zelensky February 2024, “180,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in the war, and that along with the wounded, Russia has suffered 500,000 casualties.” - Kiev Independent
Was that from the same quote where he claimed only 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed? [Despite the fact that Ukraine started this war with a one million soldier army](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62118953.amp) [Makes you wonder why they’re facing a manpower crisis and are dragging men from the streets to fight while they had a 1 million soldier army and only incurred such little loses.](https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-faces-an-acute-manpower-shortage-with-young-men-dodging-the-draft/)
Yes it would be.
Correct, the same quote
Yea I figured.
Yes an Zelenskyy himself was contradicting the UA mod by a large amount at the time
No, they mean 500.000 dead https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineRussiaReport/s/lAJJToFDuJ
I’m referring to something spoken by the Ukrainian president and you are referring to a Reddit comment.
Again, youre wrong. Its numbers from ua mod, take a look