Moscow's Statistics Agency Was Wiped Out By Hackers - Who Posted 'Official' Death Toll From War

What happened: Two hacker groups say death records stolen from Russia's federal statistics agency show between 393,881 and 450,100 people killed in the war in Ukraine. Why it matters: Any confirmed figure near 400,000 would be the first count from inside Russia's own records, exceeding what volunteer name tallies have documented. Meduza and Mediazona say they have the leaked data and are checking whether it is genuine or falsified.

Two hacker groups say death records stolen from Russia's federal statistics agency show between 393,881 and 450,100 people killed in the war in Ukraine.

Any confirmed figure near 400,000 would be the first count from inside Russia's own records, exceeding what volunteer name tallies have documented. Meduza and Mediazona say they have the leaked data and are checking whether it is genuine or falsified.