{"id":380698,"date":"2026-09-21T19:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T18:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/russias-true-death-toll-in-the-ukraine-war-the-global-story\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T19:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T18:00:18","slug":"russias-true-death-toll-in-the-ukraine-war-the-global-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/russias-true-death-toll-in-the-ukraine-war-the-global-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia&#8217;s true death toll in the Ukraine war | The Global Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/fmi5A6AcE44\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Russia's true death toll in the Ukraine war | The Global Story\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fmi5A6AcE44\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>While Russia\u2019s president Vladimir Putin continues to insist that his, \u201cspecial military operation\u201d in Ukraine is succeeding, the estimated number of Russian soldiers killed and wounded in this war tells another story; 1.4 million casualties since February 2022. For that loss, Russia has gained just 2% of Ukraine\u2019s land.<\/p>\n<p>This is the story Vladimir Putin is not telling Russians. Amid parliamentary elections this past weekend, the Kremlin has claimed that most Russians back the president and the war, and it has promoted the political careers of thousands of soldiers back from Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>But what of their fallen comrades? The BBC\u2019s Olga Ivshina has dedicated the last four years of her career to not just counting Russia\u2019s true death toll, but building a picture of who these lost men were. She joins The Global Story&#8217;s Tristan Redman to discuss what she has learnt.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Introduction<br \/>\n01:14 Searching for missing dead soldiers<br \/>\n2:59 Tracking deaths in Ukraine<br \/>\n07:01 How to find missing Russian soldiers<br \/>\n11:39 Why some Russians sign up to fight in Ukraine<br \/>\n14:01 Russia&#8217;s true death toll<br \/>\n19:19 The problem for Ukraine<br \/>\n21:15 Is Putin lied to about the Ukraine war?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Russia\u2019s president Vladimir Putin continues to insist that his, \u201cspecial military operation\u201d in Ukraine is succeeding, the estimated number of Russian soldiers killed and wounded in this war tells another story; 1.4 million casualties since February 2022. 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