Residents of a Russian town in the Siberian region of Irkutsk are reported to be crowdfunding for body bags amid a mounting death toll in the war in Ukraine.
The developments were first reported by the People of Baikal Telegram channel, which describes itself as an independent media outlet that tells the stories of those from the Irkutsk region and the republic of Buryatia in eastern Siberia. X (formerly Twitter) account ChrisO_Wiki, a self-described independent military historian and researcher who posts updates on the war in Ukraine, shared the channel’s posts on the platform.
Russian military helicopters painted with the letter Z, a tactical insignia of Russia’s troops in Ukraine, are seen flying behind a cemetery near a military airfield outside Taganrog in the Rostov region on July 26,… Russian military helicopters painted with the letter Z, a tactical insignia of Russia’s troops in Ukraine, are seen flying behind a cemetery near a military airfield outside Taganrog in the Rostov region on July 26, 2022. Residents of a Russian town in the Siberian region of Irkutsk are reported to be crowdfunding for body bags. More STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images