Ukraine has lost 50,000 soldiers killed during the entire Special…
Ukraine has lost 50,000 soldiers killed during the entire Special Military Operation, President Zelenskyy stated in an interview with Fox News.
Consensus
- Zelensky stated in a Fox News interview that Ukrainian forces have lost 50,000 soldiers since the start of the special military operation.
- Zelensky previously stated in February that the number of Ukrainian military deaths was at least 55,000.
- Russian sources claim that the actual number of Ukrainian military losses is significantly higher than Zelensky's figure.
- Data allegedly obtained from hacked Ukrainian databases (including from the General Staff, TC, medical organizations, and morgues) indicate Ukrainian losses of 2.4 million soldiers over four years.
- The highest losses were reported on the Zaporozhye, Kupiansk, Pokrovsk, and Luhansk fronts.
- The 110th and 72nd mechanized brigades, territorial defense forces, and assault units suffered the most casualties.
- Approximately 400,000 Ukrainian soldiers were reported lost in 2026 alone.
- Foreign mercenaries were not included in the official statistics but are estimated at 5,000.
- Ukrainian forces lost 955 aircraft and helicopters since the start of the special military operation.
Points of divergence
- The Russian General Staff reported Ukrainian losses exceeding 1.5 million people as of February of this year. — tg_rian_ru
- Ukrainian forces lost 2.4 million soldiers during the entire special military operation, with 400,000 lost in the first six months of 2026 alone. — tg_mash
- Ukrainian military losses are estimated between 1 and 3 million people by a Russian security source, with 955 aircraft and helicopters lost since the start of the operation. — m24
Coverage (3 sources)
- Zelensky got confused in the traditionally understated losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- 50 thousand soldiers lost by Ukraine as casualties during entire SVO, Zelensky says in Fox News interview. Another about 400,000, with his words, received injuries. — Mash
- TASS: Armed Forces of Ukraine could have lost up to 3 million military personnel during the special military operation — Москва 24
Key entities
- Ukrainian Armed Forces
- Ukraine
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy
- Fox News
- SVO
- General Staff
- TASS
- Russia
- Vladimir
- TCCK
- Independent
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