Russia’s military death toll in Ukraine has now passed the 50,000 mark, the BBC can confirm.

In the country’s second 12 months on the front line – as Moscow pushed its so-called ‘meat grinder’ strategy – the body count was found to be nearly 25% higher than in the first year.

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

Russia has declined to comment.

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