00:00Russian soldiers are dying in record numbers.
00:03And it's happening while peace talks are on the table.
00:05In 2025, Russia saw its deadliest year yet in Ukraine.
00:09According to BBC data, 40% more obituaries were published than the year before.
00:14That's nearly 160,000 confirmed deaths, and experts say the real number could be twice as high.
00:21As U.S. President Donald Trump pushed for a peace deal,
00:24Moscow ramped up assaults, hoping territorial gains would strengthen their hand in negotiations.
00:30The most tragic stories come from men like Murat Mukachev,
00:33a former activist jailed on questionable charges.
00:36He signed up to fight in exchange for freedom, and died just months later.
00:40By October, Russia had signed up over 330,000 new recruits,
00:45many lured by promises of huge payouts or pressured under legal threats.
00:49And while peace talks continue, NATO says Russia is still losing 25,000 soldiers every month,
00:55millions wounded, hundreds of thousands dead.
00:58And yet, the war drags on.
01:00No one wound, the war drags on.
01:04плох person, the chaos hurts,
01:05cannot come from Germany.
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