Russia has recorded the deaths of more than 11,000 foreigners from nearly 100 countries since the start of its full-scale war against Ukraine in 2022, Bloomberg reports, citing Rostat data.
These deaths were recorded between February 24, 2022 and the end of August 2026 and are directly related to the war - either through relevant codes in the records or through mentions of the terms "military operation", "shelling" or "UAVs". ".
About 340 of the dead were from Africa, with the majority of these deaths occurring from 2025 onwards. The highest number of deaths were from Egypt, Cameroon, Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana. Another 300 records dealt with Russian citizens born in Germany before 1992.
Almost all foreign military personnel who died were men. Of the 159 women who died, 154 lived in the occupied territories of Ukraine.
As of October, Russia has recruited about 46,000 foreign citizens. Ukraine captured fighters from 59 countries. In total, Russia plans to recruit up to 18,500 more foreigners this year, said Dmytro Usov, secretary of the Coordination Staff for the Treatment of Prisoners of War.
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