{"id":1391451,"date":"2026-05-09T19:15:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T16:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/new-data-on-russias-losses-in-the-war-has-become-known-journalists-have-identified-the-names-of-over-216-000-dead-russian-soldiers\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T19:15:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T16:15:29","slug":"new-data-on-russias-losses-in-the-war-has-become-known-journalists-have-identified-the-names-of-over-216-000-dead-russian-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/new-data-on-russias-losses-in-the-war-has-become-known-journalists-have-identified-the-names-of-over-216-000-dead-russian-soldiers\/","title":{"rendered":"New data on Russia’s losses in the war has become known: journalists have identified the names of over 216,000 dead Russian soldiers"},"content":{"rendered":"

BBC journalists, together with Mediazona and a team of volunteers, have identified the names of 216,205 Russian servicemen who died during the full-scale war against Ukraine. According to estimates by journalists and military experts, the real losses of Russia could be from 353,600 to 504,000 servicemen, including losses of pro-Russian forces.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is reported by the BBC<\/a> .<\/p>\n

Journalists note that over the past 2 weeks alone, more than 4,600 new names have been added to the list of dead. At the same time, a significant part of the confirmed deaths concern servicemen who were considered missing since 2024 and were later officially recognized as dead by the Russian side.<\/p>\n

According to the investigation, Bashkortostan and Tatarstan remain the regions with the highest number of confirmed Russian military deaths. Bashkortostan has confirmed over 9,500 deaths, and Tatarstan has confirmed over 8,000.<\/p>\n

Journalists emphasized that the total losses of these two regions alone are already 20% higher than the official losses of the USSR during the war in Afghanistan, where, according to official data, just over 15,000 soldiers died.<\/p>\n

Separately, journalists analyzed the ratio of losses to the number of male population in the regions of Russia. The highest rates were recorded in Tuva, Buryatia, and Altai.<\/p>\n

The material also notes that since October 2024, the average daily number of confirmed Russian military deaths has consistently not fallen below 120 people per day.<\/p>\n

Journalists reported that among the confirmed losses are 7,143 officers, including:<\/p>\n