Russian Civilians Now Dying from Ukrainian Drone Attacks at Rate of 41 a Month, 2.4 Times that of a Year Ago, Sokolova Says

Paul Goble

            Staunton, May 13 – Since the start of Putin’s expanded war in Ukraine some 1406 Russian civilians in 27 federal subjects have died, mostly from drone attacks; and the rate of such losses is increasing. So far this year, 41 Russian civilians have died in each of the first four months of the year, nearly 2.5 times as many as for the same period in 2025.

            These losses are documented by Alesya Sokolova, who is a researcher with the Cedar organization and works as a data journalist for Novaya Gazeta Europe in a heavily footnoted 15,500 word article (novayagazeta.eu/articles/2026/05/13/za-vremia-voiny-v-rossii-pogiblo-bolee-1400-mirnykh-zhitelei).

            She says that the real numbers of such losses may be far higher because Russian officials do not always provide information about them, but even the figures their reporting does allow show that Putin’s war in Ukraine is now coming home to Russia in the most serious way ever.