Ukraine invasion: Why the phrase 'Cargo 200' ignites terror among the mothers of Russian soldiers
Ukraine has set up a website and telegram channel called 200rf.com - in reference to Cargo 200 - so Russian families can track down and identify their sons.
Ukraine has set up a military website and telegram channel for Russian families to identify their deceased sons. It fits with Ukraine's information campaign that they are winning over the Russians, but it also hits home,.
The General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine said on Monday night there had been 5,700 casualties among Russian forces after five days of fighting.
Cargo 200 is the military identifier for the transportation of dead bodies from the battlefield.
It sunk into the national consciousness during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in the 1980s when thousands of Soviet troops returned home in zinc coffins
