# More than 450,000 fighters on the Russian side have died since the start of the war, according to official database

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/more-than-450000-fighters-on-the-russian-side-have-died-since-the-start-of-the-war-according-to-official-database/
- Published: 2026-11-13T12:55:43+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T13:27:58+00:00
- Original publisher: El País (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-11-13/more-than-450000-fighters-on-the-russian-side-have-died-since-the-start-of-the-war-according-to-official-database.html
- Topics: Americas, Cybersecurity, Europe, Technology, World

## Key points

- A leaked database records over 450,000 Russian military deaths.
- Its figures run from February 2022 to 28 August 2026.
- The partial data may validate estimates but are not a definitive toll.

## Summary

A leaked Russian state database records more than 450,000 deaths among Russian military personnel between the start of the invasion in February 2022 and 28 August 2026. The partial figures offer the first publicly available record of this kind and may help validate earlier estimates, but they do not establish a complete or definitive death toll.

The database is based on death certificates and was checked by news organisations and independent experts against other public records. It lists 356,056 deaths under a combat operations code, alongside deaths with unspecified or other causes; some may not be connected to the invasion, and not all have forensic confirmation. Missing personnel and deaths whose certificates are still being processed are not included.

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