Similar cases have been brought regarding soldiers who were directly hit by artillery and missiles, as well as those whose remains were left in Ukrainian-held territory after failed assaults or could not be recovered due to incoming fire.

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8/ Such litigation is posing challenges for the Russian courts. The man's wife, Zhanna, says "there are few such precedents, in our court such cases have never been considered before, so the judge asked to bring more and more new documents."

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6/ The man's 18-year-old son brought a case in May 2023 to have his father declared dead, and won. In August 2023, the man's bones were brought back to Russia along with those of dozens of other soldiers retrieved from the battlefield.

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5/ He died on 4 October 2022 in a battle near Nova Kakhovka in the Kherson region when he was hit by a shell while leaning out of his tank. His comrades saw him reduced to fragments, but could not retrieve his remains.

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3/ Most of the known cases (126) were filed by commanders and prosecutors, while the remaining 50 were filed by relatives. Courts can declare that a person went missing under "circumstances that threatened death," and therefore died.

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2/ The independent Russian news outlet Verstka reports on how relatives, commanders and prosecutors are bringing civil cases to have soldiers declared dead so that compensation can be awarded. At least 176 such cases have reached the Russian courts.

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