In 2011, 26 young men began a five-year officer training course at Russia's Ryazan paratroop academy. @Reuters traced all but one of the 2016 military class, with most still in the Russian military. The investigation offers insight into Russia's secretive military amid the Ukraine war, with a finding that roughly every fourth paratrooper followed has been killed by the end of the 2nd year of the war.
How one officer class offers a glimpse into Russia’s military amid the Ukraine war. Story via @SpecialReports https://t.co/MBG1UqXSBd
.@Reuters traced all but one of the class of a 2016 military class. All but three of the Russian nationals in the graduating class are still in the Russian military https://t.co/cNg5psbRVe https://t.co/i1YLHiLdmt
Our sample is too small to draw conclusions but still - roughly every fourth of the Russian paratroopers we followed has been killed by the end of the 2nd year of the war. Always proud to work with @ChristianLowe4 @reporter_polina and @zverev_live https://t.co/YlHcHWf1QZ
How one officer class offers a window on Russia’s military. Story via @SpecialReports https://t.co/Hcl81GP1GX https://t.co/BANJVAQCM0
To better understand the state of Russian forces amid its war in Ukraine, @m_tsvetkova @zverev_live and @reporter_polina looked at the 2016 graduating class of the elite Ryazan paratrooper academy. https://t.co/JiNV1jHF9D @ChristianLowe4
Nearly eight years on, as Russia wages war on Ukraine, @Reuters traced all but one of the class of a 2016 military class. Their stories offer a window on Russia’s secretive military, which doesn’t share data on casualties or the strength of its forces https://t.co/5T8waZtikX
Back in 2011, 26 young men started the five-year officer training course at Russia’s Ryazan paratroop academy. We wondered: where are they now? This is their story, that I worked on with @reporter_polina, @zverev_live and @m_tsvetkova. https://t.co/K1PwzFgrbp