The independent Russian and Western estimates are much higher; the Union of the Committees of Soldiers' Mothers of Russia for instance estimated about 2,000 Russian Army servicemen have been killed between 1999 and 2003.
As organizacións independentes rusas e occidentais elevan moito o número, por exemplo, a Unión dos Comités de Nais de Soldados de Rusia estimaron sobre 11 000 baixas rusas entre 1999 e 2003.