50,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine 

Over 50,000 Russian soldiers have been confirmed killed in Ukraine since the start of the Kremlin’s invasion over two years ago.

More than 27,300 Russian soldiers were killed in 2023, the second year of fighting.

An independent tally conducted by the BBC's Russian service and the independent Mediazona news website disclosed this.

The two outlets have been verifying the number of Russian troops killed through open-source information including official statements, newspaper obituaries and social media posts.

The real number of Russian war casualties is likely much higher, the journalists said, adding that their analysis does not include militia in the Russian-occupied Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

According to the report, at least 9,000 Russian prisoners have been confirmed killed in combat after being recruited to fight.