"In Ukraine, officially the number of soldiers killed on the battlefield either professionals or those conscripted is 55,000, said Zelenskyy, in a prerecorded interview with France 2 TV. Zelenskyy, whose comments were translated into French, added that on top of that casualty figure was a large number of people considered officially missing. The Ukrainian leader did not give an exact figure for those who are still missing."
"The number of Ukrainian soldiers killed on the battlefield as a result of the country's war with Russia is estimated to be 55,000, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, adding that a large number were also missing. President Zelenskyy's remarks on Wednesday came in the run-up to the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and amid crucial ceasefire talks in Abu Dhabi, where negotiators are trying to end Europe's largest conflict since World War II."
Russian forces would continue fighting until Kyiv makes necessary decisions to end the war. Ceasefire talks in Abu Dhabi are underway amid the run-up to the fourth anniversary of the invasion. Official Ukrainian battlefield deaths, including professionals and conscripts, total 55,000, with a large number additionally listed as officially missing. An earlier figure placed Ukrainian service-member deaths above 46,000 by February 2025. A mid-2025 estimate by the Center for Strategic and International Studies put total Ukrainian killed or wounded near 400,000. UN monitoring recorded 2,514 civilian deaths and 12,142 injuries in 2025, nearly a third higher than in 2024. Russian forces have also faced heavy casualties.
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