Russia’s staggering death toll from ‘meat grinder’ war in Ukraine revealed – and it could be EVEN higher than 70,000

AT slightest 70,000 Russian soldiers person been killed successful Vladimir Putin’s “meat grinder” warfare successful Ukraine, it was revealed yesterday.

Data shows civilians who joined Russian ranks aft the penetration successful February 2022 marque up the largest proportionality of those killed.

But the fig could beryllium acold higher if casualty figures hidden by Russia are taken into account.

The decease toll utilized obituaries, photos from funerals and societal media sites.

BBC Russian and autarkic website Mediazona said caller graves marked by flags besides helped corroborate identities of killed soldiers.

The 70,112 that person died does not see unchecked names oregon those killed successful Donetsk and Luhansk.

Some 13,781 were volunteers — which present exceeds erstwhile prisoners.

Citizens called up to combat nether conscription relationship for 13 per cent.

Since October past year, the decease complaint among volunteers has been astatine slightest 100 per week.

Volodymyr Zelensky said successful May that Ukraine’s losses were 31,000, but it is thought to beryllium higher.

The ex-lawyer of precocious Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky, Anatoly B, was yesterday arrested successful Poland implicit attacks connected Russian absorption figures.