A: Hey there! Heard anything interesting lately?
B: Not much, just life in Tokyo, why?
A: Well, I was reading this article and it said that more than 120,000 Russian soldiers have died since the invasion of Ukraine back in February.
B: Whoa! That's a lot! Where did you read that?
A: It was from two media outlets, BBC and Mediazona. They've been tracking the deaths on social media.
B: That's crazy! The report even says that nearly a third of them were volunteers.
A: Yeah, and the average age is 39. The region with the most deaths is Bashkortostan.
B: Incredible... And they think the real number could be over 260,000!
A: Exactly, it's a sad situation. Let's hope for peace and less loss of life.
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British public broadcaster BBC and Russian independent media outlet Mediazona say they have confirmed more than 120,000 deaths among Russian military personnel in the invasion of Ukraine.
The media outlets have been independently tallying the number of deaths of Russian soldiers since February 2022, when Russia's invasion of Ukraine began, based on open information, including that on social media.
The latest figure was released on Friday.
The report says nearly one-third of the 120,343 deaths were volunteers who signed a contract after the military aggression began.
The report says the average age of those killed is 39, and that by region, the largest number of deaths is logged among people from the central republic of Bashkortostan.
The report notes that the actual death toll could exceed 260,000.
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Quiz 1:
According to the article, which of the following is a public broadcaster based in Britain?
A. Mediazona
B. BBC
C. CNN
D. Fox News
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Answers:
Quiz 1: B
Quiz 2:
Which of the following is true about the Russian soldiers mentioned in the article?
A. Most of them were volunteers who joined after the military aggression began.
B. The average age of those killed is 60.
C. They are primarily from the region of Moscow.
D. Nearly one-third of the deaths were not volunteers.
[Answer block]
Answers:
Quiz 2: A
Quiz 3:
Based on the report mentioned in the article, what is the estimated total number of deaths among Russian military personnel that could exceed?
A. 100,000
B. 150,000
C. 200,000
D. 260,000 or more
[Answer block]
Answers:
Quiz 3: D
B: Not much, just life in Tokyo, why?
A: Well, I was reading this article and it said that more than 120,000 Russian soldiers have died since the invasion of Ukraine back in February.
B: Whoa! That's a lot! Where did you read that?
A: It was from two media outlets, BBC and Mediazona. They've been tracking the deaths on social media.
B: That's crazy! The report even says that nearly a third of them were volunteers.
A: Yeah, and the average age is 39. The region with the most deaths is Bashkortostan.
B: Incredible... And they think the real number could be over 260,000!
A: Exactly, it's a sad situation. Let's hope for peace and less loss of life.
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British public broadcaster BBC and Russian independent media outlet Mediazona say they have confirmed more than 120,000 deaths among Russian military personnel in the invasion of Ukraine.
The media outlets have been independently tallying the number of deaths of Russian soldiers since February 2022, when Russia's invasion of Ukraine began, based on open information, including that on social media.
The latest figure was released on Friday.
The report says nearly one-third of the 120,343 deaths were volunteers who signed a contract after the military aggression began.
The report says the average age of those killed is 39, and that by region, the largest number of deaths is logged among people from the central republic of Bashkortostan.
The report notes that the actual death toll could exceed 260,000.
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Quiz 1:
According to the article, which of the following is a public broadcaster based in Britain?
A. Mediazona
B. BBC
C. CNN
D. Fox News
[Answer block]
Answers:
Quiz 1: B
Quiz 2:
Which of the following is true about the Russian soldiers mentioned in the article?
A. Most of them were volunteers who joined after the military aggression began.
B. The average age of those killed is 60.
C. They are primarily from the region of Moscow.
D. Nearly one-third of the deaths were not volunteers.
[Answer block]
Answers:
Quiz 2: A
Quiz 3:
Based on the report mentioned in the article, what is the estimated total number of deaths among Russian military personnel that could exceed?
A. 100,000
B. 150,000
C. 200,000
D. 260,000 or more
[Answer block]
Answers:
Quiz 3: D
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Summary
British public broadcaster BBC and Russian independent media outlet Mediazona report over 120,000 deaths among Russian military personnel in Ukraine since February 2022. The outlets tracked the data using open sources like social media. Nearly a third of these were volunteers, with an average age
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250728_02/
Date: July 28, 2025
Created: 2025/07/28 07:02
Updated: 2025/12/08 03:12
Last Read: 2025/07/28 16:50