500,000 in losses (dead and injured). Estimate an average of 1.8 parents, 0.4 siblings (average 1.42 children/woman) 0.4 children, 1.3 grandparents, 4 cousins, 3.7 cousins grandparents, i.e. about 12 close relatives for each. Thus, about 6 million people are related to the these.
If we assume that 15 other people know each of them (= 7.5 million), then 13 - 14 million Russians have a personal relationship with the “losses”.
Russia has a population of 144 million, but more than 1.5 million have left the country, i.e. a population of 142 million. 13.5 out of 142 = 9.5% of the Russian population have a relationship with the “losses”.
This has a major impact.
