In an interview with The Times of India, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the number of Russian casualties during the war was approximately 650,000. “Russia has killed many Russians itself.” The Times of India reported that many mobilized Russian soldiers died by their own Russian army, because they were afraid of going forward, advancing, dying under bullets, or being wounded.
Zelenskyy: “They ran back and were killed by their army… They don’t even count the number.”
Zelenskyy stated that Russia does not retrieve its dead soldiers. According to the General Staff, total Russian losses exceed 690,000 personnel. According to the General Staff total Russian losses exceed 690,000. The WSJ reported on 17 September 2024 claimed that Ukraine suffered 80,000 military deaths since the start of Russia’s full-scale invade in 2022. A Ukrainian Member of Parliament and Security Service Colonel Roman Kostenko said that this figure is inflated and suggested that “even an estimation of 50,000 death could be too high.” Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on 25 February 2024 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in the first 2 years of the conflict. This was the first time that Ukraine disclosed the number of its dead soldiers in the war with Russia. Zelenskyy, however, did not reveal figures for the wounded or missing personnel.
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