Zelensky told CNN that Ukraine has lost between 2,500 and 3,000 troops since the start of the war. By comparison, the Russians have lost between 19,000 and 20,000, he said. Zelensky had no estimate of civilian casualties, as parts of the country remain under siege.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told CNN on Friday that he estimated that the country had lost between 2,500 and 3,000 troops since the start of the war in February. “As for our army, from the numbers we have, we believe we lost 2,500 to 3,000, compared to the Russian army, which lost about 19 to 20,000,” Zelensky said. “This is a comparison. But we have about 10,000 injured and it is difficult to say how many will survive.” Insider could not independently verify those numbers, but an anonymous NATO member estimated in late March that between 7,000 and 15,000 Russian soldiers had been killed in the conflict. “From now on, based on the information we have, because it is very difficult to talk about civilians from our southern country where cities and towns are excluded,” Zelensky added, unable to estimate the number of civilian casualties. “Kherson, Beridansk, Mariupol, further east, the area on the eastern mast where Volnovakha is located, we just do not know how many people have died in this area which is blocked.” The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has recorded 4,232 civilian casualties in Ukraine so far, but says “the actual numbers are significantly higher” due in part to Zelesky’s blockade of parts of the country. Read the original article in Business Insider
