President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the first time named the number of Ukrainian soldiers who died during the full-scale invasion of Russia.
Zelenskyy named Ukraine's losses in the war
The information was announced during Zelenskyi's press conference after the forum "Ukraine. The year 2024."
According to Zelenskyi, a total of 31,000 soldiers died. On the Russian side, 180,000 soldiers died, and together with the wounded, the Russian Federation lost 500,000 people.
Every person is a great loss for us. 31 thousand Ukrainian soldiers died in this war. Not 300 thousand, or 150 thousand, as Putin lies. But every loss is a big loss for us. Russians — 180,000 died. The total loss of dead and wounded in the Russian Federation is up to 500 including the wounded.
Zelenskyi added that he will not name the number of wounded Ukrainian soldiers, as Russia will know how many people we have on the battlefield.
The president also noted that there are missing dead in Ukraine, but he would not name the number.
Past exchanges have shown that several boys who were missing have returned alive. We do not know how many civilians they killed (in the occupied territories — ed.). We will find out when we are done with Russia, he said.
Previously, Ukraine did not name the number of dead servicemen.
The Ministry of Defense noted that information on the number of dead Ukrainian soldiers will remain closed until the end of martial law.
