Graphic detail | Unfortunate sons

A new study finds that 47,000 Russian combatants have died in Ukraine

The invasion has at least doubled Russia’s total combat losses since 1945

This article appeared in the Graphic detail section of the print edition under the headline “Unfortunate sons”

Chart sources: Mediazona; Meduza; CSIS

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