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Pentagon leaks reveal Russian infighting over death toll. Pentagon leaks have revealed that disagreements in Russia's security apparatus led to the defence ministry being accused of undercounting casualties of the war in Ukraine.

Russia has said very little publicly about the scale of its war deaths.

But files show FSB security service claimed were not counting deaths Russian National Guard, Wagner mercenaries and others.

Spetsnaz officers and soldiers march during the rehearsals for Victory Day. Russia's elite Spetsnaz commando units had to suffered enormous casualties in Ukraine. It show some units suffered 95% casualties. It may take decades to rebuild these units, leaked report, Washington Post obtaimed, claimed two units suffered 90-95% casualties.

The documents attribute heavy losses to reliance on Russian military commanders on elite units for front-line combat duty. 

The documents were among those leaked online through messaging platform Discord, prompting a national security investigation and leading to the arrest of Jack Teixeria