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The Graphic Truth: The casualties of the Ukraine war

The Graphic Truth: The casualties of the Ukraine war
Paige Fusco

In the fog of war, getting reliable figures on deaths and injuries from both sides is often hard. Even more so with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, given that the Kremlin has been quite tight-lipped about the Russian death toll — which could be a lot higher than Moscow wants to admit. We take a look at the count we know so far.

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