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We watched hours of broadcasts on Russian networks and spoke with expert fact checkers to understand how Russia is spinning the war it started in Ukraine.

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Russian soldiers are seen on a tank in Volnovakha district in the pro-Russian separatists-controlled Donetsk, in Ukraine on March 26, 2022.
Russian soldiers on a tank in Donetsk, Ukraine on March 26, 2022.Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
  • The Russian army has lost many elite troops.

  • Between thousands and millions of dollars are spent to train officers who are lost.

  • Estimates of Russian troop losses vary. Around 20% of those identified were officers.

The invasion of Ukraine has cost Russia some of its most expensive troops.

The network said that around a fifth of the Russian fighters identified were officers ranking from junior lieutenant to general.

The troops were some of Russia's most expensive and difficult to replace.

The higher-ranking losses include 10 colonels, 20 lieutenant colonels, 31 majors and 155 junior officers. To show the cost to Russia.

  • An infantry lieutenant needs to train for five years.

  • Each officer can cost $60,000 to train.

  • A top fighter pilot can cost up to 14 years to train.

The figures suggest that even Russia's best troops are being killed in Ukraine, not just low-ranking soldiers who are easier to muster.

Only a small number of troops were killed in Russia. Russia is suppressing news of casualties in the country, and defense officials give only sporadic updates, as reported by the network. The true losses are higher according to Western intelligence sources.

The investigation found that members of the elite units have been killed.

Three of those killed had earned maroon berets, marking them out as Russia's most elite troops.

The BBC said that officers and elite fighters may be over-represented in its sample because their elevated status means their bodies are retrieved more quickly and their lives are celebrated more widely.

Russia has been accused of abandoning the bodies of its dead soldiers.

Eyewitnesses told Radio Free Europe in March that corpses and injured soldiers were being transported via Russia to disguise the death toll.

As of early April, 18 commanders and generals have been reported killed in action. The death of Maj. Gen. Andrei Sukhovetsky was confirmed by the Kremlin.

Chris Woody reported on March 21 that senior Russian officers tend to be more involved in combat than their US or NATO counterparts, exposing them to more danger.

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