Zelensky revealed that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers lost their lives

Through a press conference on Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky revealed that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers lost their lives in the war against Russia, and pointed out the importance that the elections in the United States will have for the shipment of the $60 billion package. They will prepare, and we will prepare for their fight,” the president said at the press conference in Kiev. Zelensky then referred to the number of casualties suffered by the army in the two years of the war against Russia. Thirty-one thousand Ukrainian soldiers have died in this war. Not 300,000, not 150,000 as Putin and his circle of liars say. But each of these losses is a great loss for us,” he said, adding: “180,000 Russians have died.” The Ukrainian president also noted that half of all military aid pledged to Ukraine is late, noting that “the U.S. elections will be a turning point.” Finally, the president referred to the importance of attitude to be on the war front. “If we all collapse – externally with our partners and, God forbid, internally – then this will be the weakest moment. So far, this has not happened,” he added. The official figures for each sideSince the beginning of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia on February 24, 2022, it is the first time that Kiev has provided exact figures on the number of casualties of its militias, following Putin’s statements.For its part, the Russian Ministry of Defense published reports in January 2023 indicating that 6 thousand Russian soldiers had died during the conflict, but the United Kingdom assured that the figure was much higher. In that regard, the U.S. Intelligence Service published a report in December 2023 that noted that 315 thousand Russian soldiers were killed or wounded in the war. Independent Russian media outlet Mediazona investigated casualties in the war and shared a document five days ago confirming the identities of 45,000 soldiers killed in Ukraine.

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