Claim
Hacker groups Silent Crow and Cyber Partisans BY posted estimates of Russian deaths based on data they claim to have obtained from Rosstat; the figures are unverified claims from the hackers and the report did not confirm them.
Attributed to Silent Crow and Cyber Partisans BY hacker groups
Evidence
One search found Ukrainska Pravda and Kyiv Post (citing TVP World) reporting that Silent Crow and Cyber Partisans BY posted differing estimates of Russian war deaths. They said the estimates came from data they claim to have taken from Rosstat. Silent Crow gave more than 410,000 deaths in the Rosstat database and a broader estimate of 450,100. Cyber Partisans BY gave 393,881, and Ukrainska Pravda credits that figure to Meduza. The outlets present all of this as the hackers' claims. I found no independent confirmation of the Rosstat hack or the figures. I did not search for or find any Reuters, AFP, Bellingcat or EUvsDisinfo fact-check on this.
Supporting sources
Assessment
Multiple outlets confirm that the groups posted these estimates and that they are the groups' own claims. The underlying figures remain unverified, which is what the claim itself says.
Confidence
Some independent corroboration was found, but it isn't yet conclusive.
Timeline
Nov 9, 2026, 10:35 AM UTC
ConfirmedInitial assessment.
First observed Nov 9, 2026, 10:35 AM UTC · Last reviewed Nov 9, 2026, 10:35 AM UTC