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Preston Stewart examines leaked records of Russia's war deaths

Six uploads connect casualty estimates, drone warfare and a conversation with members of Ukraine's 93rd Mechanized Brigade.

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Even Russian Reporters Admit These Staggering Losses

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0:36Stewart examines reporting on records hacker groups say they obtained from Russia's Rosstat registry.
1:12The reported records separate causes of death, recovered bodies and non-combat fatalities.
4:40Killed-in-action figures differ from total casualties, which include wounded personnel.
7:10Stewart examines the reported deaths by age, sex and region.
9:30He cites a Russian military blogger's assessment of the records and a higher estimate of deaths.

The distinction matters: soldiers killed are not the same as total casualties, which also include the wounded. Preston Stewart spends part of his most-watched upload this week explaining that difference before examining the human scale behind the estimates.

"Even Russian Reporters Admit These Staggering Losses" has reached roughly 367,000 views. Stewart reviews a Kyiv Post report about records that the Belarusian Cyberpartisans and Silent Crow say they obtained from Rosstat, Russia's government statistics agency. The reported leak puts Russian military deaths at about 450,000. That is the figure Stewart examines, rather than an independently established death toll.

He moves through the records' categories, demographic breakdowns and a Russian military blogger's assessment of their credibility. The distinction between deaths and broader casualty estimates gives the episode its explanatory thread, beyond the stark headline.

Drones connect much of the rest of his six-upload week. One analysis examines reports of possible Russian aircraft losses to friendly fire during a Ukrainian drone attack. Another considers an armored assault and what it reveals about the front's gray zone. That assault video is drawing the channel's strongest daily viewing right now, while the previous week's "Russia Is Losing Control All Across the Front" also continues attracting views.

The channel gained nearly two million views over the week, with subscribers unchanged and daily viewing below its usual level. Nearby in the military and geopolitics group, Max Afterburner had a particularly busy week; BFBS Forces News also drew substantial weekly viewing despite a slower current daily pace.

Stewart's smaller-audience ground-drone interview offers a different perspective: Taras, Mike and Andrii of the 93rd Mechanized Brigade discuss unmanned vehicles carrying supplies, evacuating wounded soldiers and taking on offensive roles.