Cargo 200 (code name)

Cargo 200 (Russian: Груз 200, Gruz 200) is the code word referring to casualties for transportation in the Soviet and modern militaries of post-Soviet states. In its official meaning, Cargo 200 refers to bodies contained in zinc-lined coffins, but in military context this code word can be used for dead bodies as they are transported from the .

The term Cargo 200 has received new attention after the start of the Russian military intervention in Eastern Ukraine. As of October 2016^[update] the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission has after 2 1/2 years despite their limited access to the conflict zone counted more than 20 vehicles with “Cargo 200” inscription, used to transport bodies of deceased Russians from Donbas.

Cargo 300 is the code for wounded soldiers.

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