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title: "Russia Classifies Data on Lawsuits Regarding Dead and Missing Persons"
description: "The Judicial Department at the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has classified statistics on missing persons lawsuits, political cases, and law enforcement crimes for 2025."
date: 2026-10-03T05:14:01.000Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/russia-classifies-data-on-lawsuits
tags: [russia, court-statistics, missing-persons, mobilization, fsb]
publisher: "XAB.info"
---

# Russia Classifies Data on Lawsuits Regarding Dead and Missing Persons

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## 🎯 Key Points

- The Russian Judicial Department hid statistics on lawsuits recognizing citizens as dead or missing.
- Sections on high treason, sabotage, and law enforcement crimes were removed from the 2025 official reports.
- The data classification coincided with the start of autumn conscription and reports of covert mobilization.

The Judicial Department at the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has decided to classify official data on the number of lawsuits concerning the recognition of citizens as dead or missing. Strict confidentiality has also been applied to key statistical indicators on political cases and crimes committed by law enforcement officials. ### Large-Scale Concealment of 2025 Judicial Statistics

As reported by independent media investigations referencing the official Judicial Department report published on October 2, 2026, a significant portion of key lines in the 2025 crime reports were simply colored gray. This classified block includes information on court consideration of lawsuits recognizing individuals as dead or missing. Notably, just a year earlier, Russian courts handled a record 17.5 thousand such lawsuits, and by the end of 2025, regional courts began mass removal of such case information from their official websites.

### Elimination of Sections on High Treason and Law Enforcement Crimes

In addition to missing persons lawsuits, an entire specialized section reflecting crimes against the foundations of the constitutional order and state security completely disappeared from current judicial reports. The public is now deprived of objective figures regarding those convicted of high treason, disclosure of state secrets, sabotage, creation of extremist communities, and so-called defamation of the Russian army. Meanwhile, data on administrative and criminal penalties for army 'fakes' was partially retained: 90 people were convicted under this article in 2025. Similarly, data on crimes committed by law enforcement officers themselves—military personnel, police officers, judges, prosecutors, and prison workers—was also concealed.

### Context of Mobilization Processes and Leadership Statements

Experts note that this unprecedented classification of statistical data coincided with an active phase of large-scale military recruitment. On October 1, the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces officially announced the start of the autumn conscription, aiming to draft about 120,000 citizens into mandatory military service. Against this backdrop, Ukrainian and international leadership point to the covert nature of additional mobilization measures. In particular, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasizes that Moscow is increasing its army personnel through various clandestine methods and actively involving foreign mercenaries, including contingents from North Korea.

## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification

- [В России засекретили данные об исках по поводу погибших и пропавших без вести](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/rosiyi-zasekretili-dani-pozovi-shchodo-zagiblih-1790995160.html) - Основной источник информации о секретности отчетов Судебного департамента РФ.
- [Число погибших от наводнения в Непале и Тибете приближается к 500, спасатели ожидают повторного ...](https://www.bbc.com/russian/articles/c8e3lxlye0yo) - Подтверждено по источнику bbc.com
- [Число пропавших без вести после схода селевого потока в Непале и Китае достигло почти 3 тысяч](https://ru.euronews.com/2026/08/29/nepal-china-3000-missing) - Подтверждено по источнику ru.euronews.com
- [Более 270 погибших и 1300 пропавших без вести в Непале и Тибете из-за наводнений после обрушения ...](https://ru.euronews.com/2026/08/27/nepal-new-deathtoll) - Подтверждено по источнику ru.euronews.com

## ❓ FAQ

### Q: What specific data was classified by the Judicial Department at the Russian Supreme Court?
**A:** Lawsuits on recognizing citizens as dead or missing, statistics on political cases, high treason, sabotage, and data on crimes committed by security forces were classified.

### Q: How many missing persons lawsuits were reviewed previously?
**A:** A year earlier, Russian courts reviewed a record 17.5 thousand lawsuits recognizing people as dead or missing.

### Q: What events do experts link the concealment of judicial statistics to?
**A:** The classification of data coincided with a new wave of army recruitment, including the autumn conscription of 120,000 conscripts and reports of covert mobilization.