Russia’s war dead tops 70,000 as volunteers face ‘meat grinder’ | BBC News

More than 70,000 people fighting in Russia’s military have now died in Ukraine, according to data analysed by the BBC. For the first time, volunteers - civilians who joined the armed forces after the start of the war - now make up the highest number of people killed on the battlefield since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in 2022. BBC Russian and the independent website Mediazona have collated and identified these names. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Russia #UkraineWar #BBCNews