Zelensky: 31K Ukrainian Troops Killed Since War Began

February 25, 2024 Russia, Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed since Russia’s full-scale invasion two years ago, giving the first official figure for more than a year.

Zelenskiy told a news conference in Kyiv that he could not disclose the number of wounded because it would help Russian military planning.

“31,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed in this war. Not 300,000, not 150,000 … (Russian President Vladimir) Putin is lying there. But nevertheless, this is a big loss for us.”

Read the full article. Cultists on Twitter are both celebrating the 31,000 figure and claiming that the real number is much higher.

Zelensky sounds the alarm on Western military aid, saying nothing will replace certain weapons provided by the U.S.

“We’ll find money,” he said. “But we won’t find this amount of arms.” pic.twitter.com/0znRu3mt3u

— Matthew Luxmoore (@mjluxmoore) February 25, 2024