45 ten-thousand Russian troops dead: what the statistics agency hack revealed about the war in Ukraine
An independent exercise, not a statement by the video creator or verification of every claim in the video.
Compare regional death counts with rates
Suppose each of two regions has 100 confirmed deaths. If 1,000 and 5,000 people from the two regions served during the same period, the confirmed counts divided by the number who served would be 10% and 2%, respectively. Comparing the burden across regions also requires matching the definition of service and the rules for assigning a region.
Check for yourself
- Does the region mean place of birth, residence or registration of death?
- Can the two regions’ record coverage and service populations be measured on the same basis?
Limits of application
The figures are hypothetical. Estimating actual regional risk requires accounting for unconfirmed deaths and differences in recruitment and time served.
- What to look for
- See which categories contributed to the headline death count and what was independently checked.
- Why it matters
- Distinguish combat deaths, war-related deaths and total casualties, as well as regional counts and death rates.
Timeline
3 segmentsSilent Crow’s count of 450,100 includes non-combat military deaths and some civilian records alongside deaths in combat or from wounds. The Moscow Times cross-checked a sample of names but could not verify the full dataset. Treat the number as a reported claim and distinguish it from a verified count of military deaths in combat.