Nearly 400,000 Russians killed in Ukraine: Hackers breach Rosstat and obtain death certificates
Verified: 5 outlets in 4 countries have reported this story since Nov 7.
Bloomberg presents data obtained by opposition hacker groups from Rosstat, revealing the heaviest losses in Russia's poorest regions and the possibility of a new mobilisation
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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
[Claude] Both reports cover the same story: opposition hacker groups breaching Rosstat to obtain death data showing roughly 390,000 to 400,000 Russian war deaths, with no conflicting facts.
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