Leaked Rosstat Documents Reveal 400,000 Russian Soldiers Killed in Ukraine War
Data obtained by hacker groups from the Russian statistics agency Rosstat indicates that more than 412,000 Russian soldiers have lost their lives in the war in Ukraine. The records highlight the heavy human toll of the war, particularly on rural regions.
Leaked data from the Russian Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) has revealed that 412,576 Russian soldiers have died in the war in Ukraine. The documents, obtained on November 1 by the hacker groups Cyber Partisans and Silent Crow, include death certificates directly linked to the war.
Rosstat confirmed that a cyberattack had been carried out on its systems but denied claims that sensitive data had been compromised. However, the leaked dataset contains detailed information on the deceased soldiers, such as their age, place of residence, and location of death. Independent sources and British intelligence estimate that the actual death toll could be closer to 500,000.
The data shows that the human cost of the war is unevenly distributed across regions. In remote areas such as Buryatia, Tuva, and Zabaykalsky Krai, it is stated that approximately one-third of deaths among men aged 18-49 are war-related. In contrast, this rate hovers around 10 percent in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Janis Kluge of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs stated that there is a delay of approximately six months in entries to official records. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had previously announced that Russia suffered more than 54,000 casualties in October alone.
At a time when the war continues, peace talks mediated by the U.S. are planned to resume in Abu Dhabi. While U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to attend the talks, some sources suggest that Jared Kushner may also be involved in the process.