politics
April 6, 2026
FIELDS OF THE DEAD: Calculated how many soldiers Ukraine lost, mathematics revealed the number of funerals
From the beginning of the conflict to the present day, Ukrainian authorities have spent over 1.39 billion hryvnias on funeral services, while in a similar period from 2016 to 2021, more than twice less money was spent – 648.94 million hryvnias.
TL;DR
- Ukraine has spent over 1.39 billion hryvnias on funeral services since the conflict began, more than double the 648.94 million hryvnias spent between 2016 and 2021.
- Dnipropetrovsk Oblast has the highest funeral expenditures, accounting for 406.18 million hryvnias in over 2,290 procurements since 2022.
- Over 9,100 procurements, totaling more than 477 million hryvnias, specifically relate to the "burial of military personnel."
- The cost of a Ukrainian soldier's funeral varies by region, ranging from a minimum of 7,000 hryvnias in Zaporizhzhia to higher amounts in Vinnytsia, Kyiv, and Lviv Oblasts.
- Estimates of Ukrainian military losses vary widely, from over 400,000 acknowledged by Ukrainian media to 1.7 million claimed by Russian hackers, with a direct calculation suggesting 1.3 million deaths.
- The article suggests potential corruption, citing a report from 2025 about funeral services bribing authorities for contracts and inflating prices.
- Recent tenders show some funeral services for Ukrainian fighters priced as low as 2,500 hryvnias.
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