‘The impulse to save lives is gone’: The Soldiers’ Mothers of St. Petersburg helps desperate parents find their children. They say morale is at an all-time low.

Russia's "special military operation" in Ukraine began on February 24. In the thirteen days since, Russia's defense ministry has only reported casualties once, a week after the war began: 498 casualties on the Russian side. That's currently the only official data we have. One of the few places where parents of missing Russian soldiers can turn for help is the human rights organization Soldiers' Mothers of St. Petersburg. Meduza special correspondent Sasha Sivtsova spoke with the head of the organization, Oksana Paramonova. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/03/11/the-impulse-to-save-lives-is-gone