[sergeykish]

I have not checked source but it's claimed around the world. There is a link [1] in another article [2]. RF propaganda would react on false claims, silence means it is correct. So far its response is "I can't compare numbers" [3].

[1] https://rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/TwbjciZH/edn12-2020...

[2] https://www.rbc.ru/economics/08/02/2021/602132e19a7947073f7d...

[3] https://lenta.ru/news/2021/04/12/nyt_kreml/