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Zelenskyy Says 55,000 Ukrainian Soldiers Have Been Killed Since Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, according to an interview with Le Monde published on February 4.
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Zelenskyy previously mentioned a death toll of over 46,000 in February 2025, with 380,000 wounded. He also acknowledged a significant number of missing personnel, though the total remains unclear.
“In Ukraine, officially, on the battlefield, the number of military personnel killed, whether career soldiers or people who were mobilized, is 55,000 dead,” Zelenskyy said, adding that there are also “a large number of people whom Ukraine considers missing,” Le Monde wrote.
Earlier, Zelenskyy said Russia violated a pledge made to the United States to pause strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure during negotiations, accusing Moscow of launching attacks just days after agreeing to hold back.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte had previously addressed Ukraine’s Parliament, outlining what he described as the conditions for a lasting peace and the scale of Allied support already flowing to Kyiv.
Speaking before lawmakers, Rutte said NATO countries have provided the overwhelming majority of critical missile supplies used by Ukrainian forces over the past year and stressed that any future peace agreement must be backed by real security guarantees—not paper assurances.
