World War II casualties of the Soviet Union from all related causes were commonly estimated in excess of 20,000,000, both civilians and military, although the statistics vary to a great extent. The current assessment by the Russian Government is that total losses were 26.6 million both civilians and military, with military dead being 8.7 million. The official figures have been disputed by some researchers in Russia. This article covers the details of the Russian government analysis as well as a presentation of sources disputing the official figures
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