How many Russians have died in Ukraine? Data shows what Moscow hides (www.washingtonpost.com)

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BRUSSELS — Nearly 50,000 Russian men have died in the war in Ukraine, according to the first independent statistical analysis of Russia’s war dead.

Two independent Russian media outlets, Mediazona and Meduza, working with a data scientist from Germany’s Tübingen University, used Russian government data to shed light on one of Moscow’s closest-held secrets — the true human cost of its invasion of Ukraine.

Update: Full article in comments seperated also link to meduza in English

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[-] Lols@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

do you have any reason to believe that meduza, a news site run by russians from latvia, and medizona, also run by russians, is american propaganda besides 'theyre not pro russian government'

[-] Raphael@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

This is the washingtonpost, are you blind?

[-] Lols@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Two independent Russian media outlets, Mediazona and Meduza, working with a data scientist from Germany’s Tübingen University, used Russian government data to shed light on one of Moscow’s closest-held secrets — the true human cost of its invasion of Ukraine.

its literally the second sentence in