The number of excess deaths in
Russia between May and July was more than three times higher than the official
Coronavirus toll, recent government data show, a discrepancy some experts say raises questions about the accuracy of Moscow's counting.
While Russia has confirmed the world's fourth largest tally of coronavirus cases, it has a relatively low death toll from the associated disease, COVID-19.
Tatiana Golikova, the head of Russia's coronavirus crisis centre, told President
Vladimir Putin in late July that Russia's coronavirus mortality rate was "significantly lower than in a range of other countries".