Regional losses and the limits of per capita comparisons
Open-source named-death records show a persistent regional imbalance in Russian military losses, with Tuva and Buryatia repeatedly ranking above Moscow in per-capita comparisons. This Analysis examines the recruitment and force-generation dynamics behind that disparity and explains why the map’s individual regional rates should be treated as illustrative rather than definitive.
Geographical area: Russian Federation; Ukraine
Intelligence domain: OSINT; force generation; demography
Product ID: IW-AN-2026-010