Russian officials asked not to disseminate information about Russian losses in Ukraine

This was reported by the BBC.

BBC journalists claim that in the first weeks and months of the invasion, the governors of many Russian regions consistently reported deaths. However, as time passed, the number of such reports began to decline.

Kadyrov wrote:

I don't understand when regional leaders trumpet the number of dead in the SVO. I have a question: what for? They write everything in minute detail and detail.

Journalists report:

During the 10 months of the war, Russian sources usually reported around 250-300 deaths every week. In December and January that figure rose to 500-600 for every seven days. And in the last week we were able to confirm 1,063 Russian military deaths. This is the biggest increase in the entire war.

The BBC also reports that Kadyrov's statement coincided with the moment when journalists began to record a spike in reports of Russian military deaths - both in official statements and on social media.

The publication reported on its methods of recording the number of Russian casualties in the war:

Now only the heads of a few Russian regions publicly report casualties. Military deaths are now written about more often by lower-ranking officials - heads of towns, rural settlements, and even more often by official pages of schools, vocational schools and village houses of culture. The names of even those military personnel who were not reported by officials then appear on plaques in schools. Their names are written on local stelae (most often called "memorial to those killed in local conflicts"). The number of publications about the dead on social media is growing.