According to a report, russian military deaths have surpassed 50,000 and the estimate does not include soldiers dying in russian occupied eastern Ukraine. Reportedly, in the second year of war the death toll was 25% higher than the previous year. According to the report, Ukraine said 31,000 ukrainian soldiers have been killed.
Reportedly, wagner estimated that 22,000 soldiers died in Spring 2023 during the battle for Bakhmut, and Russia’s capture of the city of Avdiivka in the autumn led to another outpouring of deaths. According to the report, two out of five deaths were new recruits, some were prisoners.
Reportedly, wagner began recruiting from prisons in 2022, data showed on average they survived for 2-3 months. According to the report, following a deterioration in the relationship between wagner and the kremlin, the kremlin began recruiting their own army of prisoners.
Reportedly, the mother of a deceased ex prisoner Alexander said he grew up in Ukraine and had family there so didn’t believe Russia went to war in order to fight fascism.