The late Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev, head of the Presidential Committee for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Political Repression, notes that "hundreds of thousands of Cossacks were killed".
Alexandr Nikolaevici Iakovlev, șeful Comitetului Prezidențial pentru Reabilitarea Victimelor Represiunii Politice, nota: „sute de mii de cazaci au fost uciși”.