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More than 400,000 Russians killed in Ukraine war, leaked records reveal

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Reyes, R. (2026, November 10). More than 400,000 Russians killed in Ukraine war, leaked records reveal. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/10/world-news/more-than-400000-russians-killed-in-ukraine-war-leaked-records-reveal/

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Belarusian and Ukrainian hackers have uncovered over 400,000 Russian death certificates linked to the war in Ukraine since Putin's invasion nearly five years ago. The leak reveals that Russia has suffered nine times more fatalities than all Soviet and Russian wars combined since World War II. Hacker groups Cyber Partisans and Silent Crow accessed Rosstat’s records following a November breach, while Rosstat denied sensitive data loss despite confirming the hack. This number aligns with earlier estimates by war analysts and British intelligence.

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Hackers from Cyber Partisans BY and Silent Crow claim to have breached Rosstat, Russia's Federal State Statistics Service, stealing over 23 terabytes of data. This includes confidential death records indicating that nearly 400,000 Russian citizens have been killed since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. The leaked data encompasses more than 11 million death certificates, detailing age, place of residence, and location of death. Explicitly war-related deaths number around 392,700 as of late August 2026. This hack reveals the human cost of the ongoing conflict, highlighting President Vladimir Putin's reluctance to acknowledge such high casualties publicly.

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More than 400,000 Russians have been killed since President Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly five years ago — surpassing Russian fatalities in all wars combined since the Second World War — according to a leak of Moscow’s records. uncertain

Putin → kill → records

Belarusian and Ukrainian hackers opposing the Kremlin discovered 412,576 death certificates specifically tied to fatalities in the war, which were organized by Rosstat, Russia’s state statistics agency. asserted

which → oppose → Rosstat

The death toll is nine times greater than all Soviet and Russian fatalities in all wars combined since World War II. asserted

toll → combine → II

The details were compiled by the Belarusian opposition-linked hacker group Cyber Partisans and the Ukrainian hacking collective Silent Crow, who dug through 11 million death certificates from Rosstat following a breach on Nov. 1. asserted

who → compile → Nov.

While Rosstat confirmed that a hack occurred, the Russian state agency denied that any sensitive information had been obtained. asserted

information → confirm → ?

The estimates, however, fall in line with those published by war analysts and British intelligence on the toll Moscow’s meat-grinder tactics have taken. asserted

tactics → fall → toll

It also appears to match the findings published last week by Russian outlet Mediazona, which identified nearly 286,000 military personnel killed while deployed in Ukraine. asserted

which → appear → Ukraine

The outlet estimated that the true toll was closer to 500,000, matching what The Economist found just days later in their own analysis. asserted

Economist → estimate → analysis

The deaths and injuries have put increased pressure on Putin to launch another mass conscription, which experts have said the Russian president is trying to avoid due to the major backlash over the last draft. asserted

president → put → draft

Russian and Ukrainian officials are currently in trilateral peace talks with the US in Abu Dhabi to try to secure a peace deal. asserted

officials → try → deal

President Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said the negotiations would focus on a “post-war security arrangement” and “de-escalation.” asserted

negotiations → say → arrangement

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