Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on French television that the official number of Ukrainian servicemen who have been killed since the beginning of the Russian invasion in February 2022 is 55,000, Agence France-Presse reported.
"In Ukraine, the official number of servicemen killed on the battlefield, whether they are regulars or mobilized, is 55,000", the Ukrainian leader said in a pre-recorded interview with "France 2", which was broadcast on Wednesday.
"There is also a large number of people who are considered missing by Ukraine," he added.