In an unprecedented move, Zelensky referred to the number of Ukrainian casualties and said that about 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since the beginning of the Russian invasion.
Publish dateTuesday 10 December 2024 - 10:11
Story Code : 302291
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced in a post on social media that 370,000 more have been injured in the war, although this figure includes soldiers who have been injured more than once.
He also claimed that 198,000 Russian soldiers have also been killed in the war and another 550,000 soldiers have been injured.
Of course, the BBC news network, which published the report, cannot confirm the announced figures.
While both Moscow and Kiev regularly publish the death toll from the war, they do not mention the details.
The new figures are a significant increase in Ukrainian deaths since the beginning of this year.
The last time Zelensky updated the Ukrainian death toll in the war was in February, when he said 31,000 people had been killed.
The Ukrainian president is believed to have made the decision to announce the new toll after US President-elect Donald Trump tweeted that Ukraine had lost a ridiculous 400,000 soldiers in the war, while nearly 600,000 Russian soldiers had been killed or wounded. Trump did not say where he got the figure from.
Trump, whose campaign slogan was to end the war in Ukraine, also said that many had died needlessly.
Zelensky’s figure for Russian casualties is similar to that claimed by senior Western officials, who have estimated that Russia has suffered around 800,000 dead and wounded.
The UK Ministry of Defence has also claimed that Russia suffered 45,680 casualties in November alone.
According to the latest figures from the UK’s defence intelligence agency, 1,523 Russian soldiers are killed or wounded every day.
Meanwhile, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that more than 38,000 Ukrainian soldiers were killed or wounded in Kursk alone.
He also claimed that 198,000 Russian soldiers have also been killed in the war and another 550,000 soldiers have been injured.
Of course, the BBC news network, which published the report, cannot confirm the announced figures.
While both Moscow and Kiev regularly publish the death toll from the war, they do not mention the details.
The new figures are a significant increase in Ukrainian deaths since the beginning of this year.
The last time Zelensky updated the Ukrainian death toll in the war was in February, when he said 31,000 people had been killed.
The Ukrainian president is believed to have made the decision to announce the new toll after US President-elect Donald Trump tweeted that Ukraine had lost a ridiculous 400,000 soldiers in the war, while nearly 600,000 Russian soldiers had been killed or wounded. Trump did not say where he got the figure from.
Trump, whose campaign slogan was to end the war in Ukraine, also said that many had died needlessly.
Zelensky’s figure for Russian casualties is similar to that claimed by senior Western officials, who have estimated that Russia has suffered around 800,000 dead and wounded.
The UK Ministry of Defence has also claimed that Russia suffered 45,680 casualties in November alone.
According to the latest figures from the UK’s defence intelligence agency, 1,523 Russian soldiers are killed or wounded every day.
Meanwhile, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that more than 38,000 Ukrainian soldiers were killed or wounded in Kursk alone.
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