def METHOD_NAME(self, sstable: str) -> int:
    self.db_node.remoter.run(
        f'sudo sstabledump  {sstable} 1>/tmp/sstabledump.json', verbose=False, ignore_status=True)
    tombstones_deletion_info = self.db_node.remoter.run(
        'sudo egrep \'"expired" : true|marked_deleted\' /tmp/sstabledump.json', verbose=False, ignore_status=True)
    if not tombstones_deletion_info:
        self.log.debug('Got no tombstones for sstable: %s', sstable)
        return 0
    num_tombstones = len(tombstones_deletion_info.stdout.splitlines())
    self.log.debug('Got %s tombstones for sstable: %s', num_tombstones, sstable)
    return num_tombstones