The Kremlin hid statistics of social payments to classify the losses of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - isw

Analysts suggest that the Russian Government did not announce the data of social services for 2022 to mask their problems with the promised assistance to the victims and participants of a full -scale invasion. The Government of the Russian Federation hid data on recipients of social support services in 2022, probably for masking losses in the first year of a full -scale war in Ukraine. About it reports "Institute of War Study" in the summary of March 5.

The Russian opposition edition "Land" investigated the Unified State Information System of Social Protection of Russia and on March 4 reported that they hid data on the recipients of social payments in 2022. In addition, the publication stated that some of the hidden data contains information that may reveal the extent of losses in Ukraine, such as indicators of "widows fulfillment of military service duties.

" Experts of the Institute of War Study suggest that the statistics were hidden in order to prevent social dissatisfaction that emerged around reports of the loss of Russians in Ukraine. The relevant information was shared only in 2023 and 2024, when the Kremlin's line for losses of Russia was somewhat consolidated to eliminate "social shocks".