The Kremlin's False Number of Soldiers Killed and Wounded in Ukraine

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The US says 100,000 Russian forces have either been killed or wounded since the start of the new year. The Kremlin disputes these numbers, saying that they were, quote, plucked from thin air. Sondra Solstad is a senior data journalist at the Economist. How can memories and money work as indicators?

The carmaker, which reports results today, is still celebrating impressive growth and its boss has even bigger plans for it. But with the threat of fast-scaling competitors in the EV market, is the company losing its disruptive edge? Our data correspondent’s novel approach to counting Russian casualties in Ukraine (09:39). And, a nail-biting, ever riskier Tour de France nears its end (15:26).

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