 Ukraine's internal ministry identifies over 61,000 Russians who died in Ukraine. As of August 2023, the project POTA.NET of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine has managed to identify 61,431 Russian soldiers who died in Ukraine. Press Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine reported this. As of the 4th of August on the website POTA.NET there is information about 61,431 identified Russian soldiers who have died in the territory of Ukraine. Ministry of Internal Affairs said Russian users of the website can check whether there is personal information of their relatives in this database. The project POTA.NET of Ukraine's internal ministry was implemented jointly with the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, mainly with the coordinating staff for treating prisoners of war and the National Police of Ukraine. The goal of the project is counteracting the Kremlin narratives by providing objective information about Russian losses in the war. Reportedly, since the launch of POTA.NET the number of Russian soldiers who let themselves be taken captive has significantly increased. Western intelligence estimates put Russia's losses between 40,000 and 60,000 deaths and as many as 200,000 casualties in total. A recent statistical analysis by two independent Russian media outlets and a German scientist showed that about 47,000 Russian soldiers had been killed since the start of Moscow's full-scale invasion in February 2022.