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Russian human rights activist Elena Vasilyeva has said that over 5,500 Russians died during the conflict in Donbas.

“According to our information, there are over 5,500 deceased Russians already. Those are from the number of the dead that we identified and who crossed the border with ‘Cargo 200’ [human rights group], as well as those died as the result of shootings,” she said at a press conference on Jan. 6 in Kyiv.

According to her, many Russians are also missing.