Up to 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed since Russian invasion
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Ukranian soldier mourns next to the coffin of his comrade at a funeral ceremony in Kyiv on Nov 23, 2022.
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KYIV – As many as 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since Russia’s invasion in February,
“We have official estimates from the general staff… and they range from 10,000 to 13,000 dead,” Mr Mykhailo Podolyak told Ukraine’s Channel 24 on Thursday.
Mr Zelensky would make the official data public “when the right moment comes”, he added.
In June, as Russian forces battled to take full control of the easternmost Luhansk region, Mr Zelensky said Ukraine was losing “60 to 100 soldiers per day, killed in action, and around 500 people wounded in action”.
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in September said 5,937 Russian troops had been killed
Both sides are suspected of minimising their losses to avoid damaging the morale of their troops.
Top US General Mark Milley in November said more than 100,000 Russian military personnel have been killed or wounded in Ukraine, with Kyiv’s forces likely suffering similar casualties.
Those figures, which could not be independently confirmed, are the most precise to date from the US government.
Thousands of Ukrainian civilians have been killed in the worst fighting in Europe in decades. AFP
