Family and friends attended the funeral ceremonies of Ukrainian soldier Volodimir Dmytras , in June, in Novyi Vytkiv (Ukraine).| Photo: EFE
02081918The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost between 10 and 13 thousand soldiers since the beginning of the war against Russia in February, as announced by presidential adviser Mykhailo Podoliak to Ukrainian television on Thursday (1). Ukraine’s last official estimate of its military losses was made in August, when the Chief of Defense General Staff announced nearly 9,000 dead.“We have official numbers from the General Staff, we have official numbers from the high command, and they are between 10 and 13 a thousand dead,” Mykhaïlo Podoliak told the Kanal channel 24. Last month, a US general estimated more than 100 thousand troops Russians killed or wounded in Ukraine, adding that Ukrainian forces “probably” must have suffered similar losses. An adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Oleksiy Arestovych, said on Wednesday (30) that the death toll in Russia is about seven times that of Ukraine.
