
During the 'Ukraine. Year 2024' forum in Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have lost their lives in the two years since Russia initiated its full-scale invasion. Zelenskyy emphasized that this number is significantly lower than the figures provided by Russian President Vladimir Putin's administration.
Zelenskyy expressed that while the exact count of wounded or missing troops would not be disclosed, the sacrifices made by each fallen soldier were immense for Ukraine. Additionally, he mentioned that tens of thousands of civilians had been killed in the occupied regions of Ukraine, with precise statistics to be determined post-war.