The death toll announced by a hacker group in connection with Russia's invasion has attracted attention. The figure was reported on the 8th following coverage by Kyodo News.
In connection with Russia's invasion, hacker groups Silent Crow and CyberPartisans BY announced that the Russian side accounted for 390,000 deaths among the affected country’s casualties. These figures were reported based on coverage on the 8th by Meduza and other independent media outlets covering Russia.
According to the reports on the 8th, the figures were released by the hacker groups, and no basis equivalent to official public materials or government or military announcements has been confirmed. The report does not provide details on the specific data sources or verification methods.