Russian soldiers under 25 are dying in increasing numbers in the war against Ukraine
An analysis of more than 200,000 requests submitted to the I Want to Find project for missing Russian servicemen found that:
⚫️ In 2024, soldiers under 25 accounted for 8.5% of all requests.
⚫️ After conscripts were deployed to the Kursk border area, that share jumped to 16%.
⚫️ It stood at 13% in 2025 and rose above 15% again in 2026.
This trend is expected to continue. Some Russians are being sent to the front immediately after turning 18.