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Leaked Russian records point to 450,000 war death toll, hackers claim

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According to hackers, annual war-related deaths surged from around 19,000 in 2022 to over 182,000 in 2025. Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images

The authenticity of the leaked records and the hackers' casualty estimates has not been independently verified