Rosstat leak suggests 450k war deaths

A circulating leak of Russian statistical registers (as analysed by Silent Crow and sampled by the Moscow Times) claims roughly 450,100 military‑linked deaths through late August 2026, a figure that is incompletely verified and includes non‑combat and delayed registrations. The dataset is raw and classified in places, so it should be treated cautiously, but if authentic it materially increases estimates of Russian human costs and alters calculations about mobilization, domestic politics, and international response. — A substantially higher official‑source death total would change how governments, publics, and analysts assess the war’s domestic political stability in Russia and the international policy response to the conflict.