A small city in Siberia put up a war memorial.

Let's see what it can tell us about Russian casualties in Ukraine.⬇️

The city in question in Cheremkhovo in the south of Irkutsk Oblast, bordering Buryatia.  It's an old stop on the trans-Siberian railroad, with a population of about 80,000 between the city itself (50,000) and the surrounding rural district (30,000).  Commemorating local residents fallen in Ukraine, the war memorial features three statues depicting Russian soldiers and two plaques listing 41 names between them.

41 people in a population of 80,000 is 0.051% of the local population killed in action in Ukraine.  According to Mediazona's numbers, 1125 residents of Irkutsk Oblast have been killed in Ukraine, from a population of 2.4 million - this is 0.047% of the oblast residents, only slightly lower and easily explainable by somewhat higher enlistment rates in more remote areas like Cheremkhovo versus, say, Irkutsk City.

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