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World Service,28 Jun 2025,9 mins
Has Russia suffered a million casualties in the Ukraine war?
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It’s been over three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the human toll is growing on both sides. Recently, politicians and journalists have declared a grim milestone, one million Russian casualties. But is this number accurate? Tim talks to Seth Jones, from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Olga Ivshina, from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Russian service, to investigate this statistic. If you’ve seen a number in the news you think we should take a look at, email the More or Less team: moreorless@bbc.co.uk Presenter: Tim Harford Producer: Nicholas Barrett Series producer: Tom Colls Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown Sound mix: Gareth Jones Editor: Richard Vadon
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