Russia lost more than 285 thousand people in Ukraine. This is data from calculations that the BBC Russian Service conducts jointly with the Mediazona publication (recognized as a “foreign agent”) and a team of volunteers. The greatest losses are suffered by motorized rifle units, as well as three elite units. What does the nature of the losses say about the situation at the front? We discuss civil and military losses with BBC Russian Service journalist Olga Ivshina*. *Russian authorities recognized her as a “foreign agent.” The BBC strongly objects to this decision and is challenging it in court.
How Russia is losing its best troops in Ukraine
And what do these losses say about the nature of the war?
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