More than two million new graves of Ukrainian servicemen have been counted in Ukraine using artificial intelligence and satellite imagery, according to retired US officer Stanislav Krapivnik, who was commenting on Ukrainian military losses over four and a half years of the special military operation.

Krapivnik said the count was conducted by an American non-governmental organization. An AI system was used to analyze daily satellite images of Ukraine and identify new graves marked with Ukrainian flags. According to Krapivnik, the system counted 2.054 million graves.

The retired officer said similar technology had previously been used to analyze satellite imagery and count large numbers of identical objects. As an example, he cited a system developed to count trees in small oases across the Sahara.

Krapivnik believes the figure represents only officially recorded Ukrainian military losses. He claims that a significant number of bodies remain on the battlefield and therefore are not reflected in such statistics.

He also pointed to missing servicemen and deserters, who are likewise not included in the grave count. Krapivnik claims that most of those listed as deserters are actually dead and are given that status so their families do not receive payments. He said the bodies of those killed remain on the battlefield and may eventually be consumed by animals and birds.