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<p>Ukrainian President <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/volodymyr-zelensky">Volodymyr Zelensky</a> said Sunday that more than 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died fighting <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/russia">Russia</a>—a chilling figure that was revealed just after the two-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion.</p>
<p>It’s the first time <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/ukraine">Ukraine</a> has shared an official death toll for its troops in over a year, ending speculation about casualty counts as both Zelensky and <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/vladimir-putin">Vladimir Putin</a> have kept their country’s figures close to their chests. </p>
<p>“I don’t know if I have a right to tell you the numbers of our losses. Every single person is a tragedy,” Zelensky said, adding, “31,000 [members] of Ukraine’s military were killed during this war.”</p>
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Reuters/Liesa Johannssen
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that more than 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died fighting Russia—a chilling figure that was revealed just after the two-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion.
It’s the first time Ukraine has shared an official death toll for its troops in over a year, ending speculation about casualty counts as both Zelensky and Vladimir Putin have kept their country’s figures close to their chests.
“I don’t know if I have a right to tell you the numbers of our losses. Every single person is a tragedy,” Zelensky said, adding, “31,000 [members] of Ukraine’s military were killed during this war.”
