According to a joint investigation by BBC Russia and Mediazona, journalists have identified the names of 84,761 Russian soldiers who died during the large-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Since the last media report update The names of 2,711 Russian soldiers were announced in early December added to the victim list.

The journalists point out that the actual figures are likely significantly higher because their verified information comes from public sources such as obituaries, relatives’ contributions, regional media reports and statements from local authorities.

According to the media’s conclusions for the year, 2024 is likely to be the “most fatal war year” with a current number of over 20,000 confirmed deaths in the last 12 months – although no final conclusions can be drawn yet as casualty data continues to emerge .

The confirmed figures come as the UK announced its loss estimates earlier this week, saying there had been losses in Russia exceeded 750,000 Russian soldiers and is expected to exceed 1 million Russian soldiers within six months.

The latest UK estimates match figures from the Ukrainian General Staff. what, off December 21stis 772,280 soldiers lost since the start of the war. The figures do not include information on those killed or wounded, but there is general consensus that these are dead, wounded, missing and prisoners.

Russia has gained ground in eastern Ukraine and the Kursk region in recent months, but at the cost of heavy losses.

Russian losses reached Record highs in November and December, with a daily peak of 2,030 soldiers lost in November, marking the highest daily loss since the full-scale Russian invasion began in 2022. Russian losses exceeded 45,000 troops and $3 billion worth of equipment in November.

Moscow does not release its casualty figures, although a Defense Ministry official recently revealed that the department had received 48,000 inquiries about it Identify missing soldiers.

President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed in a rare statement that Ukraine had lost 43,000 soldiers on the battlefield since Russia’s all-out invasion began.

Russian losses are over 750,000 troops and are expected to exceed one million within six months, the UK estimates

The latest UK estimates match figures from the Ukrainian General Staff, which as of December 19 has lost 768,220 soldiers since the start of the war. The figures do not include information on those killed or wounded, but there is general consensus that these are dead, wounded, missing and prisoners.