President of the country Volodymyr Zelensky said that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the war with Russia in two years.
He claimed that hundreds of thousands of civilians have died in the territory of Ukraine occupied by Russian forces.
He said these things at a conference in the capital Kiev on Sunday. News from CNN.
Zelensky said, I don't want to say how many soldiers were injured in the war. If this number is released, it will help in the military strategy for Russia.
President of Ukraine said that 31 thousand Ukrainian soldiers were killed in this war, it is a big loss for us. But the death toll is not 3 lakh or 1.5 lakh. (Russian President Vladimir Putin) is lying about it.
According to US officials, about 70,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the war. Almost twice as many were injured.
Earlier, at the end of 2022, the adviser to the President of Ukraine, Mykhailo Podoliak, said that 13 thousand Ukrainian soldiers lost their lives after the start of the attack by the Russian forces on February 24 of that year.
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