At least 11,000 foreign-born fighters have died fighting for Russia in Ukraine, leaked government data shows, Bloomberg reports
Verified: 4 outlets in 4 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 1 of them from Ukraine. More than 11,000 killed, according to 4 outlets.
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.
How sure are we
Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
From the headlines of its reports in its last 2 days, each with the outlets that report it.
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- more than 11,0004 outlets: japantimes.co.jp, meduza.io +2· latest Nov 12, 9:21 AM UTCAt least 11,000 foreign-born fighters have died fighting for Russia in Ukraine, leaked government data shows, Bloomberg reports ↗
1 outlet from Ukraine, where the story is: Ukrainska Pravda · how we count
- Nov 11, 8:39 PM UTCFirst reportBloomberg: Over 11,000 foreign nationals killed fighting for Russia in Ukrainepravda.com.ua ↗
- Nov 12, 2:00 AM UTC+5 hOver 11,000 foreign military deaths recorded by Russia in war on Ukraine japantimes.co.jp ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 2:00 AM UTC · +5 h
- Nov 12, 7:28 AM UTC+11 hMore Than 11,000 Foreign Nationals Killed Fighting For Russia Against Ukrainereform.news ↗
- Nov 12, 9:21 AM UTC+13 h· you’re reading thisAt least 11,000 foreign-born fighters have died fighting for Russia in Ukraine, leaked government data shows, Bloomberg reportsmeduza.io ↗
[Claude] Both reports describe the same Bloomberg story on hacked Rosstat data showing over 11,000 foreign fighters killed fighting for Russia, and their figures and details are consistent.
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