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Russian troops killed in the war in Ukraine are being resurrected through a new AI trend that produces animated videos. The Kremlin is estimated to have sent 350,000 soldiers to their deaths in four years of fighting.
In response to the significant loss of life among Russian soldiers, a service claims to use neural networks to create AI-generated farewells, stating, “we recreate the moment of reunion and send them off to heaven.” According to estimates, the Kremlin has sent 350,000 soldiers to their deaths during four years of conflict in Ukraine, resulting in scant territorial gains.
Prices for AI resurrections for fallen soldiers start at around 1,500 rubles (£13) for simple animations, increasing to 3,500–4,000 rubles (£30–£35) for more complex scenes. One service advertises the use of neural networks to recreate moments of reunion and send the deceased “off to heaven.”
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Russian troops killed in the war in Ukraine are being ‘brought back to life’ in an eerie new AI resurrection trend.
Each clip is paired with an obituary. The soldiers are shown as if in real life, with no indications of the fatal wounds they suffered from being used as Putin’s cannon fodder.
In four years of fighting, the Kremlin is estimated to have sent 350,000 soldiers to their deaths in a war that has led to only minuscule territorial gains.
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The videos are often accompanied by an obituary (Picture: E2W News)
Prices for the AI resurrections start at around 1,500 rubles (£13) for a simple animated hug, rising to 3,500–4,000 rubles (£30–£35) for more elaborate scenes—including a ‘goodbye kiss’ or even a voice simulation of the dead.
Another depicts Sergei, 40, hugging and kissing his wife, and embracing his brother and parents, before smiling, waving, and then climbing the steps to the Pearly Gates.
Vladimir, 36, kisses his sleeping wife farewell on the pillow before ascending the steps to the afterlife, awaited by two angels.
Some pay to have an AI-generated last kiss with their loved one (Picture: E2W News)
One service openly advertises: ‘Using neural networks… we recreate the moment of reunion and send them off to heaven.’
‘To avoid such a loss, you could simply not send your husband or son to a war of conquest,’ they said.
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