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Zelensky says 55,000 Ukrainian troops killed since start of war
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a news conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, October 31, 2025. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)
Around 55,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, President Volodymyr Zelensky says, adding a “great number” are also missing in action.
“In Ukraine, officially, on the battlefield, the number of soldiers killed is 55,000. And there are a great number Ukraine lists as missing,” he says in an interview with French TV network France 2, which translated his comments.
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