RFE/RL Reveals Spike In War Deaths From Russia's Ethnic Regions

More soldiers from the central Russian regions of Tatarstan and Bashkortostan have died than any other region in the country, according to a confirmed tally of war deaths compiled by RFE/RL's Tatar-Bashkir Service, with a further sharp increase recorded in recent weeks.

The tally, corroborated in part by a separate count by the BBC Russian Service and Mediazona, is the latest indication of how th