350 Russian conscripts died in the war with Ukraine, according to Mediazona officially, Russia does not send conscripts to the war. The first reports of the participation of conscripts in the fighting appeared immediately after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Then the Ministry of Defense promised to return them all to Russia. However, losses in this category, Mediazona notes, have not completely disappeared. Russia officially uses conscription to guard border areas. In addition to fighting on the border, conscripts regularly die from shelling in Ukraine. The names of almost 700 people who entered into a contract during military service are also known for publication. It is not known if this decision was voluntary. Contracts are often forced on recruits through fraud or violence. Mediazona, together with volunteers and the BBC's Russian service, counts Russian losses using open data.