The media outlet "Baikal People," which focuses on tracking the list of deceased soldiers from Irkutsk Oblast and the Republic of Buryatia in Ukraine, has calculated that the number of casualties from Irkutsk Oblast alone has already exceeded the total number of Russian Federation military deaths during the entire First Chechen War.
According to data from this media source, 5,100 people from Irkutsk Oblast have died in Ukraine, while the number of Russian Federation military fatalities during the Chechen War from 1994 to 1996 was 5,042. The project's statistics also show that the number of casualties from the Republic of Buryatia has reached 4,521.
Activists behind the project "Bashkortostan: Someone Else’s War," dedicated to tracking the fallen from the Republic of Bashkortostan in the war against Ukraine, announced that the project was forced to shut down due to pressure exerted on team members' relatives. The statement claimed that Russian intelligence agencies attempted to identify activists located abroad, and the pressure applied to their relatives within Russia "has crossed all acceptable boundaries." Previously, project members had been subjected to multiple attempts at de-anonymization, including phone harassment, invitations to meet in person, and transfers under the guise of aid.
The project operated since autumn 2022 and, prior to its closure, had verified the names of 9,056 Bashkortostan residents who died in the war. According to data compiled by "Media Zone," at least 8,892 people from this republic have died in the conflict—both sets of figures indicate that Bashkortostan is the region with the highest number of Russian fatalities.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1860591441451020/
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