Russians using AI to recreate dead soldiers for up to $133 an image, paint over horrors of war
Russian AI creators are charging up to $133 to generate images of dead soldiers, portraying them as heroes and erasing the death and destruction happening in Ukraine.
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World News Russians using AI to recreate dead soldiers for up to $133 an image, paint over horrors of war By Ronny Reyes Published June 14, 2026, 5:40 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Russian AI creators are charging grieving families up to $133 to generate images of dead soldiers, portraying them as heroes and erasing the death and destruction happening in Ukraine. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created a boom in the seedy market looking to capitalize on the death of more than 325,000 Moscow troops, with content creators charging the families of slain soldiers to create ghoulish AI, military-themed photos and videos for funeral services, the BBC reported.
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