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Even though it may not be the same as an actual visit, taking a brief photographic stroll through 10 of the oldest cemeteries in East Texas may be the next 'best' thing.

All that comes — as new evidence has shed light on the true scale of casualties suffered by russia in the war. a bbc investigation suggests at least 25 thousand russian soldiers have been killed in ukraine, four times higher than the figure acknowledged by moscow. the research also suggests, many of the casualties are now older fighters, with little or no training — significant numbers have been recruited from prisons. our correspondent olga ivshina has this special report. these are the war...

Well hear from an expert about the remarkable discovery. first, though, a bbc investigation suggests at least 25,000 russian soldiers have been killed in ukraine, four times higher than the figure acknowledged by moscow. the research also suggests many of the casualties are now older fighters, with little or no training. significant numbers have been recruited from prisons. 0ur correspondent 0lga ivshina has this special report. these are the war graves russia doesnt want to talk about. since de...

Wagner mercenary group. and the cemeteries are growing rapidly. this one is about 20 times bigger than it was six months ago. since the start of the war, we have been verifying photos of graves and social media posts with the independent russian website mediazona and volunteers inside the country. so far, we have identified 25,000 names. this is four times more than russia has acknowledged. it is illegal to report anything but the official death toll inside russia. so we have come to kyrgyzstan ...

From their families and friends. the most recent official figures on casualties from moscow date from as far back as last september, and claim just under 6,000 russian troops have been killed. its illegal to report anything other than the officialfigure in russia. the 25,000 deaths verified by the bbc is at the lower end of the scale — the actual number is likely to be much higher, with the uk government for instance in february, estimating that up to 60,000 russian fighters had been killed, a...

Seven new cemeteries dotted across russia and occupied ukraine. they are filled with the graves of poorly trained fighters. many were prisoners, recruited by the notorious wagner mercenary group. and the cemeteries are growing rapidly. this one is about 20 times bigger than it was six months ago. since the start of the war, we have been verifying photos of graves and social media posts with the independent russian website mediazona and volunteers inside the country. so far, we have identified 25...

Voters added funding for cemetery maintenance at their annual town meeting June 15.

Critics of president putin say hes deliberately playing down the number of casualties. and the 25,000 russian deaths now confirmed by bbc verify are only part of the story. many others will have died who arent yet accounted for, so the actual toll is likely to be much higher. the uk government recently estimated that up to 60,000 russian fighters have been killed, and many more injured. our correspondent olga ivshina has our special report. these are the war graves russia doesnt want to talk abo...

Anti—jewish in american history. lets take a look now at the human cost of russias invasion of ukraine. moscow, like kyiv, has been very secretive when it comes to casualties from the fighting, but a bbc investigation suggests at least 25,000 russian soldiers have died. thats four times higher than the figure acknowledged by the kremlin. the research also suggests many of the casualties are now older fighters, with little or no training, with significant numbers recruited from prisons. 0ur cor...

Despite that confidence from president putin, new evidence has shed light on the true scale of casualties suffered by russia in the war. a bbc investigation suggests at least 25,000 russian soldiers have been killed in ukraine, four times higher than the figure acknowledged by moscow. the research also suggests, many of the casualties are now older fighters, with little or no training and significant numbers have been recruited from prisons. 0ur correspondent 0lga ivshina has this special report...