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Counting Russia鈥檚 war dead

Civilian recruits make up a third of Russia鈥檚 frontline losses

The 麻豆社 has been calculating the number of Russians who have died in the war and civilian recruits make up a third of their frontline losses. Olga Ivshina of 麻豆社 Russian and Mark Urban, diplomatic editor at Newsnight, explain what this means for Russian families and the course of the conflict.

And we hear from the director of the Kherson regional art museum, Alina Dotsenko, about the moment its treasures were taken away in unmarked vehicles.

Today鈥檚 episode is presented by Lyse Doucet and Vitaly Shevchenko.

The producers were Arsenii Sokolov, Clare Williamson and Luke Radcliff. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The series producer is Fiona Leach. The assistant editor is Alison Gee and the editor is Sam Bonham.

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