{
  "id": 19822687,
  "title": "Russia’s leaked death register turns up fewer war dead from Nepal, India, and Sri Lanka than their governments report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/russias-leaked-death-register-turns-up-fewer-war-dead-from-nepal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T15:14:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euromaidan Press",
    "slug": "euromaidan-press",
    "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/11/13/russias-leaked-death-register-turns-up-fewer-war-dead-from-nepal-india-and-sri-lanka-than-their-governments-report/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A leaked death register from Russia has uncovered significantly lower numbers of war dead from Nepal, India, and Sri Lanka compared to what their respective governments have reported. The register, which contains records up to August 28, 2026, was obtained by hackers from Belarusian group Cyber Partisans and Ukrainian group Silent Crow. According to ROSSTAT, Russia's statistics agency, there's no evidence of a compromised database or leaked confidential information. However, a search of the records by Euromaidan Press found that for these three countries, the totals from the leak represent a minimum count rather than a comprehensive count. Nepal's Foreign Ministry reports at least 118 Nepalis killed while serving in Russia's army and 132 missing, but the register only returns 66 records. Similarly, India's Foreign Secretary stated that 51 Indian nationals recruited into Russia's army had died, but the register returns only 16 records, including two with birthplaces in Russia. Sri Lanka's government reported 59 of its nationals killed, while the register shows 29 records. The discrepancies suggest that the leaked register underestimates the actual number of war dead from these countries.",
  "summary": "Russia told Cameroon 16 of its citizens died. A search of the same leaked register returns 33 records for Cameroon.",
  "key_points": [
    "Russia's leaked death register shows fewer war dead from Nepal, India, and Sri Lanka.",
    "The register contains 66, 16, and 29 records for Nepal, India, and Sri Lanka respectively.",
    "The discrepancies suggest the register underestimates actual war dead numbers."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}