The true cost of Russia’s war

In terms of its death toll this war has already overtaken the combined total of all of Russia’s other military conflicts since World War II. It has also affected every part of the country, in some cases costing families the lives of more than one of its members. Despite this, the Russian military has not given any official figures on the dead and injured for over a year.

Novaya-Europe has collected and compared reports of deaths and casualties published by reputable sources. We then compared these numbers with the losses suffered by Russia in other wars since WWII.

Our special project, the Mortal Regiment, delves deeper into why the Kremlin has forbidden families of soldiers killed in the war in Ukraine to mourn.