Why "Cargo 200" has Russian parents distraught

She heard the words “Cargo 200”; the person at the other end of the line was distraught.

Cargo 200 is the military identifier for transportation of dead bodies from the battlefield…

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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.

Of course, it fits with Ukraine’s information campaign that they are winning over the Russians but it also hits home, for those in Russia who can access the site via VPN.

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