It was not long before the Russian news site deleted this toll, and said in a statement it issued later that it had been hacked.
And soon the Western media picked up the story and highlighted it, and newspapers, magazines and websites like "The Guardian"And"Foreign Policy" And"New York Post" And"Daily Mail" Reports on this event, these media platforms focused on the huge difference between this toll and the official toll in Russia.
According to the deleted news story, 9,861 Russian soldiers have been killed and more than 16,000 wounded since the launch of the special military operation in Ukraine, as described by Moscow.
This result is much higher than the official toll announced Russian Ministry of Defense In early March, I spoke of the death of only about 500 soldiers in the battles with the Ukrainians.
On the other hand, Kyiv says that the number of Russian army dead In Ukraine it reached more than 15 thousand soldiers, while the newspaper reported "The New York Times" The US, quoting US intelligence sources, said that the death toll of the Russian army had reached a minimum of 7,000 within 20 days.
It is difficult to verify these numbers from an independent source.
Publishing news in Russia about the dead in the army is punishable by law, and sometimes amounts to a charge "high treason"The task of announcing this number is limited to the Russian Ministry of Defense only.
Since the outbreak of the war, Russia has published only one report on its losses, as has Ukraine. In daily military announcements, the two sides focused on the losses of the other side, in the context of psychological warfare.
Each side views the issue of losses in its ranks with sensitivity, and does not focus on it in the media for fear of repercussions on the morale of soldiers and citizens.
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The website of the Russian tabloid newspaper “Komsomolskaya Pravda” stated in support for the Russian government Nearly 10,000 Russian soldiers were killed in the war that broke out in Ukraine Since February 24th.
It was not long before the Russian news site deleted this toll, and said in a statement it issued later that it had been hacked.
The Western media quickly caught up with the story and highlighted it. Newspapers, magazines and websites such as “The Guardian”, “Foreign Policy”, “New York Post” and “Daily Mail” published reports on this event, and these media platforms focused on the huge difference between this outcome. And the official tally in Russia.
According to the deleted news story, 9,861 Russian soldiers have been killed and more than 16,000 wounded since the launch of the special military operation in Ukraine, as described by Moscow.
This result is much higher than the official toll announced Russian Ministry of Defense In early March, I spoke of the death of only about 500 soldiers in the battles with the Ukrainians.
On the other hand, Kyiv says that the number of Russian army dead In Ukraine, it has reached more than 15,000 soldiers, while the American newspaper, “The New York Times”, quoting American intelligence sources, stated that the number of Russian soldiers killed at least 7,000 within 20 days.
It is difficult to verify these numbers from an independent source.
The publication of news in Russia about the dead in the army is punishable by law, and in some cases amounts to the charge of “high treason”, and the task of announcing this number is limited to the Russian Ministry of Defense only.
Since the outbreak of the war, Russia has published only one report on its losses, as has Ukraine. In daily military announcements, the two sides focused on the losses of the other side, in the context of psychological warfare.
Each side views the issue of losses in its ranks with sensitivity, and does not focus on it in the media for fear of repercussions on the morale of soldiers and citizens.