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Will events involving Russian security forces result in 25 or more fatalities occurring on or in the soil, airspace, or territorial waters of a NATO member state before 1 April 2023?

Yes/No Opened 17 March 2022 Closed 1 April 2023 Resolved 5 April 2023 940 forecasts 150 forecasters
This question will be resolved using reputable open-source news media reports.  
For the purposes of this question: 
  • “Events involving Russian security forces” refers to events directly and plausibly attributable to forces that fall under the command of members of the Security Council of Russia
  • “Events resulting in 25 or more fatalities” refers to one or more events totaling 25 or more fatalities by 1 April 2023. 
  • A list of NATO member states is provided here
  • The fatalities must occur on NATO soil or in NATO airspace or territorial waters. An airstrike or remote attack launched from outside NATO territory will count if it results in fatalities within NATO territory. 

Outcome

Outcome Final crowd forecast Resolution
Yes 1% Did not happen

“Final crowd forecast” is the last aggregate crowd probability computed before the question closed – the right-hand end of the chart below, which this table is the accessible equivalent of.

Crowd forecast over time

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Mar 2022 Sep 2022 Apr 2023 1% Yes
The aggregate crowd probability, one point per day, from RFI's primary aggregation method. Gaps are days with no computed aggregate. Individual forecasts are not shown.