Unreliable at best: What we know about Ukrainian and Russian casualties on day three of the invasion

Three days into the war against Ukraine, Russia's Defense Ministry has yet to report any losses, both in terms of military personnel and technical equipment. Russian state media outlets have also been silent on this front. Two anonymous sources -- one at a major wire agency and one at a federal television channel -- confirmed to Meduza that their newsrooms received a memo telling them to rely strictly on "official Russian state sources" in their reporting. These consist mostly of briefings held once per day by Russian Defense Ministry representative Igor Konashenkov. The journalists were also told not to cite any Ukrainian state sources, with an exception for announcements by the Ukrainian government about its own losses to Russian forces. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/02/26/unreliable-at-best