Russia’s Ethnic Minority Casualties of the 2022 Invasion of Ukraine

2023/05/02 by Mariya Vyushkova, Evgeny Sherkhonov · 1 voice · 1 citation
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Environmental Science · #Economic Sanctions and International Relations #Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones

paper · doi:10.1163/22105018-02501011

openalex publication_date 2023/05/02 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/25

Abstract

Abstract The Free Buryatia Foundation is Russia’s first ethnic anti-war advocacy group founded in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. One of the major parts of our work is analysis of open-source data on the participation of Russia’s ethnic minorites (including Buryats) in the war in Ukraine. In this paper, we discuss ethnic disproportions in the confirmed Russian-side casualties of the war in Ukraine where such ethnicities as Buryats, Kazakhs, and Tuvans are clearly over-represented.

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Discussions

• From the same article, Buryats, for example, make up 0.3% population and have had 1.16% of casualties. These communities, are, of course, absolutely devastated by the higher numbers of killed. (If you [bsky, 1 points, 1 comments]

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