A collaboration between the BBC Russian Service and independent Russian journalists claims to have confirmed the deaths of 13,030 Russian soldiers since last February, adding that the real number is likely far higher.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/02/13/russia-has-already-started-new-ukraine-offensive-warns-nato-18274044/

And if you want a safe bet, put a wager on the real number being far, far higher – given few people are now reporting their positive cases to authorities.

Source: https://thenewdaily.com.au/life/health/2023/06/16/covid-lessons-forgotten-madonna-king/

At least 512 people have been killed in the fighting and almost 4,200 injured, although the real number of deaths could be much higher.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65423219?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

“But, yeah, I would like to steal 20. But actually the real goal, the real number is 30. We’ll see if I’m able to do it.”

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2023/8/9/23825909/white-sox-luis-robert-jr-rising-about-the-rest

I'm going to bet the real number is way higher.

Source: https://www.fark.com/comments/12759380?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=comments&utm_campaign=fark

In the bigger picture, if all Island towns were to set aside a portion of short-term-rental taxes to help solve the housing crisis, the amount would represent a real number.

Source: https://www.mvtimes.com/2023/09/28/airbnb-tax-go-funding-housing/

That figure is just a fraction of the real number of assaults.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/02/13/war-for-control-of-haitis-capital-targets-womens-bodies/

The Minnesota State Patrol just shared that scammers are posing as members of the patrol and making it seem legitimate by spoofing the real number of the organization.

Source: https://krocnews.com/minnesota-state-patrol-warns-of-spoofing-scam/