At least 11,000 foreign-born fighters have died fighting for Russia in Ukraine, leaked government data shows, Bloomberg reports
Data obtained by hackers from Rosstat show that more than 11,000 foreigners fighting on Russia’s side have died since the start of the full-scale war.
According to leaked government data, more than 11,000 foreign-born fighters have died fighting for Russia in Ukraine since the start of the full-scale war in late February 2022, Bloomberg reports. The data, obtained by hackers from Rosstat, show that these deaths have occurred across nearly 100 countries, with the majority coming from countries of the former USSR.
Nearly a quarter of the foreign dead are Ukrainian citizens or were born in Ukraine, while over 6,000 of the foreign-born dead held Russian citizenship at the time of their deaths. Despite the widespread loss, there are no North Korean citizens on this list, despite North Korean soldiers being officially confirmed to have fought and suffered losses in the war.
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