Published : 05 Feb 2026, 03:08 PM
Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 03:07 PM
The number of Ukrainian soldiers killed on the battlefield as a result of the country's war with Russia is estimated at 55,000, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told France 2 TV on Wednesday.
"In Ukraine, officially the number of soldiers killed on the battlefield - either professionals or those conscripted - is 55,000," said Zelensky, in a pre-recorded interview that was broadcast on Wednesday.
Zelensky, whose comments were translated into French, added that on top of that casualty figure was a "large number of people" considered officially missing.
Zelensky had previously cited a figure for Ukrainian war dead in an interview with the US television network NBC in February 2025, saying that more than 46,000 Ukrainian servicemen had been killed on the battlefield.
