Hacker groups Belarusian Cyber ​​Party and Silent Crow claim that Russian government records indicate that between 394,000 and 450,000 people fighting for Russia or otherwise associated with the war have died since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022. The groups, which claimed responsibility for the cyber attack on Russia's Federal Statistics Service (Rostat), said they obtained internal demographic records containing death certificates recorded between February 2022 and August 2026.

Hacker groups Belarusian Cyber ​​Party and Silent Crow claim that Russian government records indicate that between 394,000 and 450,000 people fighting for Russia or otherwise associated with the war have died since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022. The groups, which claimed responsibility for the cyber attack on Russia's Federal Statistics Service (Rostat), said they obtained internal demographic records containing death certificates recorded between February 2022 and August 2026.