An analysis of death registration data from the Russian Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat), released by the hacker group Silent Crow, shows that since the full escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in 2022, 99.4% of war-related deaths have been male, with the majority aged between 35 and 44. The 35-39 age group had the highest number at 69,306, followed by the 40-44 age group at 66,435, totaling 135,741. These two groups account for approximately 34.6% of the sample with age records. The data also shows that the number of war-related deaths is increasing annually, reaching 182,300 in 2025, the highest level in any full year to date. This distribution indicates that Russia's war-related population loss is not primarily concentrated in the traditionally perceived young recruits; middle-aged men have also been significantly impacted.
