The number of victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima has…
The number of victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima has increased to 353,639 people.
Consensus
- The list of victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshimahas increased to 353,639 people.
- 4,393 new names were added to the list in the past year.
- The deaths in the past year are due to long-term effects of the bombing.
- The atomic bombing of Hiroshima occurred during the final stages of World War II.
- The United States continues to justify the bombing as a military necessity.
- The number of victims on the first day of the bombing is estimated between 70,000 and 100,000.
- By the end of 1945, the number of victims reached approximately 140,000 due to injuries and radiation sickness.
- The list is updated annually as survivors pass away.
Points of divergence
- The mayor of Hiroshima, Kazumi Matsui, criticized Russia and its actions in Ukraine during the 81st anniversary ceremony, but did not mention the United States as the country that dropped the bomb. — vm
- Russia's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova accused Mayor Matsui of repeating 'mantras' and 'zombifying' the Japanese people with Russophobic rhetoric. — vm
- The United States has not acknowledged moral responsibility for the bombings. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- List of Hiroshima bombing victims continues to grow even 80 years later — Вечерняя Москва
- The number of victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima increased to 353,639 people — Вести