Most recent BBC report on Russian losses notes:
1. Every fifth KIA is VDV (Airborne)
2. 17% are officers
3. 'Volunteers' have the fastest growing rate of losses
4. According their sources, 'volunteers' and PMCs are currently primary assault forces
bbc.com/russian/featur…
"More than 40% of 'volunteers' killed in action are older than 45 years old." Most are from provinces, have low average salary.
Regarding numbers of KIA — BBC visited 33 cemeteries across Russia and identified the graves of soldiers whose deaths were not reported in nearly every single one.
Some folks in comments asking about fidelity of this data. BBC maintains this list with @mediazzzona, focuses on declared deaths, so they acknowledge that 40%-60% of casualties are not accounted for in this number.
Last interesting details - BBC and @mediazzzona list includes non-Russian casualties, from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Moldova, occupied Georgian territory of South Ossetia.
Finally: list includes 162 Rosgvardia, including Vityaz, Rosich, Typhoon detachments. Vityaz involved in war crimes in Bucha. Also at least 111 GRU Spetsnaz and three FSB “Alpha” officers. reuters.com/investigates/s…
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