Zelensky disputes media reports of 80,000 Ukrainian military casualties

Zelensky disputes US media reports on Ukrainian battlefield losses

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has openly disputed recent reports by the Wall Street Journal claiming that his country has suffered 80,000 battlefield deaths in the ongoing conflict with Russia. In an interview with Japan’s Kyodo News, released by Zelensky’s office on December 2, the Ukrainian leader declined to provide specific figures but insisted that the death toll was “much lower” than the numbers cited by the US outlet. This disagre…

Zelensky disputes media reports of 80,000 Ukrainian military casualties

During an interview with Kyodo News published on Dec. 2, President Volodymyr Zelensky disputed reports in Western media that as many as 80,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed during the full-scale war with Russia."Recently, some in, I believe, the American press reported that 80,000 Ukrainians had been killed. I want to tell you that, no, (the number of those killed is) less, much less," Zelensky said, while refusing to provide a detailed nu…

Zelensky: Ukraine has lost less than 80 thousand soldiers in the conflict: EADaily

EADaily, December 3rd, 2024. Ukraine has lost less than 80 thousand dead since the beginning of the Russian military operation. military personnel. This was stated by Vladimir Zelensky in an interview with Kyodo News.