INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
At least 100 mobilized Russians have been killed on and off the battlefield since President Vladimir Putin announced his chaotic military
call-up last month, according to an analysis of confirmed deaths by independent media published Tuesday.One in five of the mobilized men
were said to have died before deployment due to alcohol, drugs, physical altercations, suicide or accidents.Independent Russian newspaper
Novaya Gazeta Europe said it tracked the data using official statements, including those circulated by media outlets, obituaries and social
The first frontline deaths of mobilized men were reported less than two weeks later in early October.Putin declared an end to his
mobilization drive this week days after his defense minister told him that Russia had hit its target of calling up 300,000 reservists
Legal experts warned that Putin's verbal assurances without a presidential decree give the Kremlin the option to call up more soldiers when
announcement.Novaya Gazeta Europe said in its report that central Russian regions have suffered the heaviest mobilization-related losses,
count from the invasion of Ukraine, released Sept
