Mourners gather near a wooden cross in a snowy field at Vladimir Pozdnyakov's funeral
The funeral of a Russian soldier killed in the war in Ukraine, in the village of Orzhitsy, Leningrad region, in February 2026. Photograph: Anton Vaganov/Reuters
The funeral of a Russian soldier killed in the war in Ukraine, in the village of Orzhitsy, Leningrad region, in February 2026. Photograph: Anton Vaganov/Reuters
More than 400,000 Russians killed fighting in Ukraine war, leaked data suggests

Death records reveal losses since full-scale invasion that are unprecedented in Russia’s modern history