55,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed on battlefield, Zelensky tells French TV
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky added that a large number of people were considered officially missing.
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PARIS – The number of Ukrainian soldiers killed on the battlefield as a result of the country’s war with Russia is estimated at 55,000, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told France 2 TV on Feb 4.
“In Ukraine, officially the number of soldiers killed on the battlefield - either professionals or those conscripted - is 55,000,” said Mr Zelensky, in a pre-recorded interview that was broadcast on Feb 4.
Mr Zelensky, whose comments were translated into French, added that on top of that casualty figure was a “large number of people” considered officially missing.
Mr Zelensky had previously cited a figure for Ukrainian war dead in an interview with the US television network NBC in February 2025, saying that more than 46,000 Ukrainian servicemen
