Mediazona names at least 350 Russian conscripts killed in Ukraine despite official Kremlin policy against sending them into combat

Mediazona has identified at least 350 Russian conscripts killed in Ukraine, despite the Kremlin’s stated policy that conscripts should not be sent to fight. The findings highlight the continued presence and deaths of compulsory-service soldiers in the war.

Mediazona, BBC News Russian and volunteers have tracked Russian losses using public sources since the full-scale invasion began. Russia officially deploys conscripts to guard border regions, where some have died in fighting or Ukrainian shelling; Mediazona also lists nearly 700 people who signed military contracts while serving their compulsory term, though it is unclear whether they did so voluntarily.