Russia's combat losses in the data of Rosstat

A1kmm

So the graph shows heavy U07 "Emergency use of" codes, which are reserved for emergency allocation of codes. U07.0 is "Vaping-related disorder" for that epidemic, and U07.1 is COVID-19. U07.2 is for inconclusive, possible COVID-19 (not as widely used). This data claims U07 is the second high cause for 2024-2026. That seems very high unless the code is being misused / applied for something else, or the data is wrong. For comparison: * US has no infectious disease causes of death in the top 10 for 2024. * India's most recent data release is 2022-2024, and cardiovascular disease tops the list, with neoplasms (cancer), non-infectious respiratory disease, and digestive disease ahead of respiratory infection (all combined). It isn't presented by ICD-10 code exactly. So that U07 as late as 2024 is unusual unless there's some other huge emergency the code is being used for that has escaped much attention, or it is also being used for war deaths perhaps.

epolanski

To put it in perspective, that's almost as many losses US sustained between WW2 and Vietnam combined . But, to put it on a more relevant Russian scale: that's less losses than what the Soviet Union suffered in Stalingrad alone and barely more than those sustained in the battle of Rzhev. In any case, Russians were going through a major demographic crisis, and this might be a catastrophic event that with current low birth rates may radically change the face of Russia in the very next decades.

ChrisArchitect

Some earlier discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50427501

esFran

It is a real tragedy for the Russian people to have to endure this totalitarian government, which embarks on inexplicable conflicts just to extend the borders of the LARGEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD by a few kilometers. It makes absolutely no sense to deploy—and subsequently lose—one’s army for such a cause. But I have to ask: who is going to be left holding the bag for this shitty war? I suspect that neither Putin nor his inner circle will want any of the blame to stick to them, even though they are the ones who masterminded it. The military must be a hotbed of chaos and internal tension right now; they have borne the brunt of the casualties, and, in all likelihood, they are about to face a major purge. I imagine Putin is relying on a handful of highly loyal generals—like Gerasimov—while the rest probably can’t stand him. Will the regime survive if this ends in some sort of thinly veiled, backroom deal that fails to lift the sanctions imposed by Europe—by far its former primary trading partner?

jjtheblunt

i wonder how many of the Russian losses were conscripted inmates convicted of violent crimes, thereby effecting a perhaps purposeful pogrom of criminals.