In the summer and fall of 2024, at least 60 Russian conscripts, who were in the Kursk region at the beginning of the Ukrainian offensive, died, according to «Important Stories» based on open data. Among them were conscripts from 34 Russian regions: five each from the Krasnodar and Krasnoyarsk territories, four from the Altai territory, and three each from the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Komi, Buryatia, and Dagestan. The average age of the deceased was about 20 years.
As the publication writes, almost half of them died within the first seven days after the start of the Ukrainian Armed Forces operation on August 6, 2024. However, conscripts continued to suffer losses throughout September 2024, with at least 20 people dying that month.
According to journalists' calculations, more than 60 conscript soldiers may be listed as missing in the Kursk region.
According to the «BBC Russian Service»**, before the Ukrainian invasion of the Kursk region, 159 Russian conscripts died. In April 2025, the Ukrainian project «I Want to Live» published a list of 217 names of deceased conscript soldiers. The list included not only combat losses: 18 people lost their lives as a result of suicide or at the hands of fellow soldiers, the project claimed.
* Recognized in Russia as a «foreign agent» and «undesirable» organization.
** Recognized in Russia as a «foreign agent».