Russian death toll in Ukraine: leaked data reveals 450,000 killed

Hackers released data on November 8th claiming to show Russian military deaths in Ukraine, with records indicating 450,100 war-related fatalities. The leaked files, attributed to Rosstat, align closely with independent estimates from foreign intelligence and researchers. The data is patchy and unverified, but analysts suspect it is genuine. Adjusting for processing delays, an estimated 504,000 Russian soldiers had died by August 28th, with the toll roughly doubling each year of the war. The leak suggests at least 0.9% of pre-war Russian men under 60 have been killed, while Ukraine reports 115,952 soldier deaths. Despite the scale, evidence indicates the Russian president is unlikely to change course.