US EditionFifty-five thousand Ukrainian soldiers killed on battlefield, Zelenskiy tells French TV
- On Jan. 6, 2026, Volodymyr Zelensky disclosed at the Elysee Palace that at least 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed during the conflict.
- Kyiv had largely avoided public tallies for the first two years and previously reported 31,000 killed in February 2024 amid the latest trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. over Donbas.
- The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reports Russia has lost around 1,243,070 troops since Feb. 22, 2022, and Mediazona and BBC confirm 168,142 Russian dead as of Feb. 1.
- Zelensky warned conquering eastern Ukraine would cost Russia 800,000 more corpses, while the Kremlin demands Ukraine’s withdrawal from Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, which Kyiv rejects.
- United Nations estimates show 4,400 Ukrainian soldiers were killed, and Zelensky said, `We, the Ukrainians, are perfectly aware of the price that every meter and every kilometer of this land costs the Russian army`, noting many missing persons.
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Every day, tens of soldiers die in the Ukraine war - and this has been happening for four years. The Ukrainian President now calls new figures for own losses. Other estimates are far above that. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selenskyy has estimated the official losses of his own troops since the beginning of the Russian war of attack, almost four years ago, to 55,000 killed soldiers. Among them were professional soldiers and mobilized, he told t…
The official register is quite below the indicated at the end of January in a report of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, which pointed out between 100 thousand and 140 thousand Ukrainian soldiers dead.
Zelenskyy says 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in war
Volodymyr Zelenskyy reflected on the military situation, diplomatic prospects and the human losses suffered by his country since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022 during an exclusive interview with French public broadcaster France 2.
Zelensky says 55,000 Ukrainian troops killed since start of war
PARIS - Around 55,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday, adding a "great number" were also missing in action. "In Ukraine, officially, on the battlefield, the number of soldiers killed is 55,000. And there are a great number Ukraine lists as missing," he said in an interview with French TV network France 2, which translated his comments.
Ukrainian president says true war toll may be higher due to missing people, calls on Europe to block Russian 'shadow fleet' of tankers
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