Defenders of the Fatherland Day

Source: Russian Foreign Ministry (Facebook), 23 February 2025

Up to nearly a half of Russian casualties in the war against Ukraine could be men who had few or tenuous links to Russia, or were living on the margins of society, according to new research by the BBC. Their deaths are largely ‘unseen’ by ordinary Russians.

Alongside the independent media outlet Mediazona, and with the help of a network of volunteers, BBC Russian uses open source data to chart the names of Russian soldiers killed in the war. To date, we have confirmed the names of more than 95,000 of them – implying a true death toll of up to 235,000.

This figure doesn’t include those who were killed serving in the militia of the self-proclaimed Donbass republics which we estimate to be between 21,000 and 23,500 fighters.

BBC Russian, independent media group Mediazona and volunteers have been counting deaths since February 2022.

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Defenders of the Fatherland Day

Hi! This is Sasha from Just Work. We ‘re looking forward to the long Defenders of the Fatherland Day weekend. On this holiday, I would like to remind you that not only men, but also women can be defenders. Not only soldiers, but also firefighters, rescuers, doctors, and programmers — all those who help people in their daily lives and protect them from any even the most unusual threats.

Remember, delivery people were the heroes in 2020. They helped us during the quarantine, delivering food when going to the shop was not so easy. Delivery people were the real defenders during covid. You can’t argue with that.

Come talk to us on Telegram channel Workish about work, life and stuff. We’re always there.

“Putin identified the number of unemployed — And spoke about labour migration”

Source: Just Work (Rabota.ru) newsletter, 23 February 2024. Translated by the Russian Reader

Do Damage

All the artifacts in this triptych were purchased, gifted or photographed on a single block in central Petrograd within half an hour on February 21, 2015.