Zelenskyy: 31,000 Ukrainian military deaths | DW News

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has revealed that 31 thousand Ukrainian soldiers have been killed fighting Russian forces -- a figure well below Russian claims and US estimates.
Speaking at a forum in Kyiv, he says 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died. The president also stresses that tens of thousands of civilians have been killed in Russian-occupied territory.
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[@user-xz6ot7wf4j]

In Avdiivka alone that is

[@backwardthoughts1022]

thus far this month, that is

[@IrenESorius]

Putin Khuylo,, 🤡 🤖

[@user-xz6ot7wf4j]

@@IrenESorius the rest have become Ghosts of Kiev 🤣🤣

[@user-gf2ze6bg8e]

@@IrenESorius 🤖

[@maejohannsebastian7142]

If "only" 31.000 died, why do they need 500.000 more?

[@RUTHLESSambition5]

Glad people arent believing this BS. It's an obvious lie. So according to Ukraine they lost 30,000 and Russian lost 600,000😂😂😂😂😂 u can't make this up

[@m.k.7176]

Rest is to go to eu to collect social assistance free food and housing

[@vintagehome-777]

Russia has 500000 foreigners alone.

[@klausschumacher7126]

If you're one of the 31 k dead you wouldn't use the word " only " I guess.

[@klausschumacher7126]

​@@m.k.7176I am sure they would prefer to stay at home in peace. It seems that you're jealous that people who ask for help get what they need in the EU.... If not your comment was childish.

[@MacrosFTW]

Lol these numbers. Zelensky is telling the truth 😅

[@alystero8838]

​​@@IrenESorius i see you working tirelessly in the comment section for Selenskyj 🤡 💼... keep it up😂

[@nickchkheidze9189]

if 31k died, why is there shortage of men power?

[@Writeous0ne]

Because half of the country emigrated with no desire to return and 7 million were in the annexed areas.

[@jesusaguilar4585]

It's Zelensky math and somehow it all makes sense. You just have to do a few lines of coke first.

[@WangMingGe]

the emigration was mostly women and children. Clearly, a heck of a lot more than 31k have died. @@Writeous0ne

[@wokeaf1337]

Because they dont rotate, also he was speaking about dead bodies not injuries.

[@TARKHPERUNOVICH]

​@@Writeous0neCorrection, 7 million are the Russians who rebeled against Kiev in 2014

[@AnalzeThis]

Ukraine has mobilized more than a million men since the start of the conflict … Russia has managed to mobilized 600k+ Ukraine and the west claim Russia has lost 300k + troops and Ukraine has lost 31k … so judging by this How’s Ukraine now short of men/troops?😂😂

[@OlegS9211]

math is racist 😂

[@garyhoward4064]

Now I know the guy really talks BS. Over a year ago Ursula VDL accidentally said 100’000.

[@Vatnik_tschistilka]

Casualties

[@tiffanylaserna1288]

VDL was talking about casualties. About 1:5 of UAF casualties are KIA, so 31k deaths correspond to 155k casualties in total. Doesn't seem too far off, given that the war was much more intensive in the first year than it is now.

[@IrenESorius]

Putin khuylo,, 🤡 🤖

[@blackpaint9093]

​@@tiffanylaserna1288the number of forces fighting in Ukraine now is 3x higher than in 2022, the amount of casualties is therefore much higher than before. In a war, 80% of deaths are cause by artillery, guess who has a 7-1 ratio in shells fired per day? And no, Ursula VDL said in the end of 2022 that there were 100000 DEAD ukrainian soldiers, not 100000 losses, she specifically talked about Deaths. No wonder the speech got immedialy deleted on all platforms by the officual EU commission pages. Ukraine abducts people from the streets(to be sent to the front), has been through many mobilization waves and is now going to mobilize 500k more people? They also lowered mobilization age by 2 years a few months ago. This is all FACTS. Meanwhile Russia is increasing its army size, taking back initiative and last time they mobilized was the 300000 back in 2022. No wonder the russian army is considered stronger now than 2 years ago

[@Vatnik_tschistilka]

@@blackpaint9093 If there was 100k Ukrainian KIA there wouldn't have been no counteroffensives in Kharkiv or Kherson, there would be a total collapse as the number of personal overall wasn't quiet as high as it got later on with further recruitment. With 100k dead and another 250-350k wounded that just leaves nobody to hold the line as Ukraine's army was still less then 700k at the time. From somebody who apparently follows what's going on beyond what media say, I would expect people to develop a sense of relativity of magnitude in the numbers and if they correspond to what we actually see on the battlefield. Edit: Oh I didn't read the second part where you brought up all the "facts" before. Yeah never mind...I don't expect anything after all.

[@Jimmy1972]

Does anyone, except Zelensky himself, believe in this order of numbers? He lost zero somewhere.

[@ezmqsv]

you mean ruzzia. 😂

[@user-nt6rq2rm6o]

А как иначе. Он лидер свободной и демократической страны. Сомневаться нельзя

[@attilamarics3374]

@@ezmqsv Explain why this number is the exact same ukrianian officials claimed last year?

[@cavebabybezerkers]

@@ezmqsv You must think we're dumb ???

[@jokbok995]

SO if only 31k people died, why does he need 500k more people?

[@mahamadoutraore1077]

Exactly 😮

[@Ptolemy336VV]

Because either Russia is having more and more of its military in, or/and Ukraine is having lower munitions.

[@wolfswinkel8906]

@@Ptolemy336VV how can Russia have more of its military in if millions of Russians fled at the start of the war? Also, human bodies can never substitute for munitions unless you're using meat wave tactics like Ukraine.

[@burgi6236]

Because Russia has around 1 Million soldiers in Ukraine, same as Ukraine. But Russias goal is to recruit more to get to 1,5m. and if you want to make gains, you at least need compareable numbers if not even more. the front like 1000km wide.... and people need breaks, rest etc.

[@burgi6236]

you mean meat wave like russia. ukraine is not doing that@@wolfswinkel8906

[@truth959]

31,000 Ukraine troops died in the past 4 months alone. The true number of Ukraine troops that are dead are at minimum over 500,000.

[@innocentdemideh4478]

Ghost of Kieve gave figures!

[@user-wo9pv3yi2z]

It was confirmed by Patron the dog

[@brianwesley28]

He was delayed with the figures because he was busy serving as a cocaine courier.

[@user-xl3is5bh4c]

29,600 civilians died in GAZA😢.

[@mohammedaslam2912]

lol keep going bot

[@jtbui2010]

Wrong topic; this video coverage is about Ukraine's death number. Maybe you should comment on a Gaza's death toll video.

[@devilik3692]

@@mohammedaslam2912 cope more bot

[@ItzCoopzFtw]

Yeah. Because of Hamas.

[@user-sz6rw2mv7z]

so you don't deny the Genocide ?@@ItzCoopzFtw

[@diamondtriangle8913]

lies lies and more lies.

[@samdanner6806]

You are right diamond! It is a damn shame!

[@SunRiseEvery-day]

2 russian bots talking to each other 😂

[@mbrofoc]

@@SunRiseEvery-day 31k losses. Well if ukraine lost that much. Why they need additional(to ongoing full mobilization) 500k to mobilize. To answer you have 3 seconds

[@gbgbgbgb1]

@@SunRiseEvery-dayAre you a ukrainian bot?

[@SunRiseEvery-day]

@@gbgbgbgb1 I am not a bot 😂

[@zakariaabderrahmanesadelao3048]

Urusla Von der Leyen 30th Nov 2022 : Ukraine Army has lost 100,000 military personnel. 31k? After 2 years of relentless war? Sure. 😂

[@topicalstormofficial]

I guess the undead are fighting now.

[@Shatterfury1871]

You are confusing dead with wounded.

[@eddastrohmayer251]

Big bro Americans said 70.000-90.000... And just to compare: The same number of civilian deaths in Gaza in just 4 months ... Zelensky is a big liar!

[@wirrwarr8834]

@@eddastrohmayer251 Die deutsche Wehrmacht hat an einem Nachmittag bei Angriff auf Stalingrad rund 30000 Zivilisten getötet. Das ist im urbanen Kampf also keine Nummer.

[@Shatterfury1871]

@@eddastrohmayer251 Don't care about Gaza.

[@Leonard-lu4er]

31K is too much. I believe it is 1K top. Russian loses are, as we all know very well, are around 1.9million personnel and 69K vehicles.

[@cinik3192]

1.9 million 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Xcelcior6780]

I Hope You Are Being Sarcastic 😂😂😂

[@Decoy0527]

I have a good reliable source in Kiev so here are the correct numbers: Ukraine KIA = 12. Wounded = 28. Russian KIA = 16.2 million. Wounded = 44 million. Vehicles damaged = they are at 12 million but still counting.

[@cathere9631]

WTF are YOU smoking?? The Ukrainian casualty figures of OVER 1 MILLION were scrolling across the bottom of the screen on LIVE UKRAINIAN TV before someone noticed and had it shut down. Doubtful that # represents all KIA but the total amount of wounded, missing and KIA together.

[@warrior29363]

😂😂😂😂

[@faisalhs6493]

After 2 years of relentless Russian bombardments he lost only 31000 soldiers. And according to the Western "estimates", Russia lost over 300,000 troops. The ratio is almost 1: 10. Hence, for every Ukrainian soldier killed, Russia lost 10 soldiers. Yet Russia controls almost 20% of Ukrainian territory and crippled the Ukrainian army. This Zelenskyy guy is a real comedian, isn't he?

[@Crashed131963]

Russia are dumb fighters . The only country in histroy to win a war and lose more soldiers than the losing side . In ww2 Germany lost 5 million soldiers and Russia lost 10 million. Look it up .

[@cloudpoint0]

You might be comparing KIA which Ukraine avoids to WIA which Russia attracts. 20% is much reduced from what they had earlier in the war (it's 17% now actually). The Ukrainian army is not at all crippled. There's a temporary worldwide shell shortage you know - this is being resolved. Scores of new munitions plants are being built across the West.

[@spechund7109]

@@cloudpoint0keep coping. the US has their own estimates and they estimate Ukraine has lost at least twice that number (70k). And 70k are DEATHS. Not even including wounded. Edit: So you are saying that the same US intelligence who were responsible for determining Russia was about to invade are getting it wrong all of a sudden? Keep coping lmao.

[@cloudpoint0]

​@@spechund7109 The U.S. doesn't know but Ukraine does. The latest KIA figure is consistent with Ukraine's two figures of last April and December before that. Wounded are about five times KIA for Ukraine, but 80% are not very serious. Cope with the truth for a change.

[@spechund7109]

@@cloudpoint0the US have eyes both in the air and on the ground and can see the picture just as well as the Ukrainians, have you forgotten that it is them who provided the initial intelligence of Russia invading? And all of a sudden US intelligence can't be trusted, all because you need to cope in your little bubble that things aren't going the way they actually are. Keep coping.

[@jayess6318]

He meant to say 31,000 in the past month!

[@damyannonchev1698]

Just in Kharkiv region there is about 45000 newly digged soldier's tombs.

[@RN-wq7vi]

Fighting and dying for a country that doesn't even recognise your death

[@oratilwecomfortjunior5992]

He wanted to say only 31000 Ukrainians soldiers left to fight the war😂😂

[@zimbaliretreats]

31,000 is a criminal lie. Tell the real story! 400-500k lost. An entire gemeration- for what?

[@sogerc1]

Rofl, cope harder dude.

[@Average_NPC_Viewer]

@@sogerc1he does have a point tho. a lot of people died in this war

[@masoukamil]

A good question to ask Putin

[@Memovox]

Kiev does not want to pay the pensions to the relatives.

[@Dagon1820]

He is a comedian...forgot a zero there... 😂

[@nzubenwankwoesq.3290]

😂😂 31,000. The battle of bakmut alone probably took 14k alone. Not to talk of kerson and so called spring offensive disaster. Last year. That doesn't even include all from Russian missile strikes.

[@antonsinitsyn6420]

According to Russians unofficial reporters both sides lost by 50k soldiers in the battle for Bakhmut

[@nxo91]

How many orcs have died from Russia?

[@wallingnaga6563]

@@nxo91 if Zelensky says 31k maybe the Orcs lost 6k 😂😂😂😂

[@sleepyjoe7843]

@@antonsinitsyn6420 Wagner boss Prigozhin said that Ukranians lost 60k and wagner lost 25k in Bakhmut.

[@francoarca2122]

​​@@nxo91You can Tell by the Russian firepower advantage of 7-1

[@Rzock2803]

"The first casualty when war comes is truth". Hiram W Johnson

[@eddastrohmayer251]

@alloutofbubblegum7271 Right, in corrupt countries like Russia and Ukraine lying is simply a habit .

[@Dr.Mabuse44]

True, I live in the West where I have never heard a lie, by the way, what is a lie?

[@Nauda999]

@@eddastrohmayer251 Americans have this habit too, remember the weapons of mass destruction in Iraq? or winning for 20 years in Afghanistan? Let's see how promise "As long as it takes" turns out.

[@eddastrohmayer251]

@@Nauda999 agree!

[@dillonhillier]

East, west, north, south all governments are evil and lie.

[@RobertJackson437]

At least have a respect for the remaining 400,000 fallen you left on your nonsense stories, show some respect to also their families

[@Engr_J]

Afyer 3 mobilization 31000 died, he indeed is a comedian

[@silviualbisoru5749]

Is also Ukraine that releases on X the daily losses of Russians, and they say it’s in excess of 400,000. It’s also Ukraine that tells us that they are outgunned 10 to 1 by the Russians. It’s also Ukraine that says they need to recruit additional 500,000 soldiers. Well given the very low amount of losses sounds like they do fantastic and they really don’t need more support as they are obliterating the Russians. Also makes no sense why they say they want to recruit more soldiers

[@Greatshadowfighter]

Another guy who has no idea how warfare works and how the frontline is looks like. You just need to look at one battle and compare how the Russians are fighting and how the Ukrainians are fighting, then you understand why Ukraine has so little losses.

[@user-ll7lf9pg1t]

@@Greatshadowfighter You care to elaborate?

[@engabdallesaidyusuf6595]

In bakhmut only ukrain lost 20k and in summer counter offensive they also lost 17+k

[@silviualbisoru5749]

@@Greatshadowfighter also Ukraine, tell us is mostly an artillery war. Therefore, I believe both sides fights, the same in such a war.

[@wolfswinkel8906]

@@Greatshadowfighter Ukrainians were using meat wave tactics at Robotyne and Bakhmut

[@speakup18]

Even the journalist and the reporter are feeling shy 🤭 of the lie of Mr Zelen😮..

[@shonemumy]

Just imagine western media reporting IF Putin said something this outrageous.

[@KingCoupons]

Russia has regularly and constantly lied and underreported their numbers. I'm not saying Zelensky isn't considerably underreporting, too, but to act as if this is some one-sided issue is revealing your own bias or complete ignorance, one of the two.

[@alystero8838]

​@@KingCouponsno one expects anything from autocratic Russia. But Ukraine is a frEe dEmOcrAtic country with trUthFul president or just a autocratic lying country that is laundering western money?

[@shonemumy]

@@KingCoupons Lets assume I'm biased. And let's assume Russians lie all the time. And on top of all that, still -try to digest 31k for 2 years of war Zelensky. It doesn't go too smoothly, does it?

[@KingCoupons]

@@shonemumyI didn't say it did. You're the one acting like Russia is somehow treated differently by the media, as if they are somehow being treated unfairly. I'm refuting that claim. I'll add that, if Russia is treated differently by the media, I'd argue that 99% of their lies are ignored by the media because it's already well-established that they almost never tell the truth. The fact that Zelensky's outlandish claims are newsworthy means these kinds of lies are uncommon for them. In Russia, it would just be another typical day.

[@nusaibahibraheem8183]

​@@KingCoupons 😂😂 if you watch DW and think they aren't bias against Russia, then there is nothing to be said. In fact France 24 and BBC are a bit less biased.

[@adnewworkneh4990]

A big disrespect to his own people

[@Atalaclys]

Ridiculous number, with all due respect. Even if 3-4x times as many were killed, they still would not need to recruit the 500k they say they need. Thus, real number is likely closer to 150-200k dead.

[@deaththekid3998]

You have no idea how armies work, do you? Do you think soldiers can keep fighting indefinitely? You can’t keep the same soldiers on the first line for three years, you need to rotate them. He also admitted that he can’t say how many wounded or dispersed they have.

[@VasileIuga]

30 000 military dead excludes the paramilitary, border, MIA. It's not that low but I guess you wanted the FSB stories to be true.

[@raphaell4808]

I think the real number is closer to 250k-300k dead.

[@robvannNS]

@@raphaell4808 From memory somewhere between 350 and 500k dead. That's from independent research using sat imagery of fresh burial plots.

[@telephonelg4073]

@@deaththekid3998he played strategy war games, ofc he knows how armies work bro. U create 100 troops and have them holding one location, forever. Right? Right...?

[@motediramarumo698]

That is a lie.

[@adribouss]

And he expects us to believe him?

[@BOB777777777700]

Gotta keep up the fog of war. Don't worry, you get this kind of information from both sides. It's not just Zelensky.

[@adribouss]

@@BOB777777777700 true. They are all of soviet background so they use the same methods.

[@avex3903]

@@BOB777777777700 i mean its not that i dont believe zelensky but i think its around 3100 or maybe less

[@avex3903]

@@adribouss its nott the same dude one country did like 10 mobilisations and are kidnaping people from the streets

[@j2ax136]

​@@avex3903pardon? 3100 you said? And russian losses are what then?

[@rexscipio3344]

This is a lie. More like 31,000 this month.

[@AD-kq4hb]

Yep...

[@burgi6236]

russians, yes

[@attilamarics3374]

@@burgi6236 I mean there were a time Ukraine posted some statistics, and they had twice as much missing as dead. So they obviously arent truthful.

[@IrenESorius]

Putin Khuylo,, 🤡 🤖

[@Saed11109]

@@burgi6236But russia is not the one having issue finding able men … it’s Ukraine who is recruiting old men & woman to fight frontline, because there aren’t that many able men of fighting age left .. a whole generation of 18 to 30 year old have been erased

[@Jobis930]

BS

[@AnalzeThis]

But then Russia that has a better army and better equipped has lost 300k troops …😂😂Zelensky and the west are indeed a comedian

[@zallyzally2698]

They even said 500k😂😂

[@ezmqsv]

Cause pootin doesnt care about losses, he always sends new waves of meat to the front!

[@wirrwarr8834]

At least that's still within the realm of possibility, but destroying twice as many Patriot systems as were ever manufactured is more problematic. Apart from that, reputable sources estimate around 100,000 dead soldiers on both sides.

[@avex3903]

@@ezmqsv your cope cant change reality you cant have 31k casulties while doing multiple mobilizations preventing men from leaving the country kidnaping them from the streets and not long ago he said himself he need new 500k soldiers so stop the cap nato bot

[@Crashed131963]

Its been 2 years the Russians are not that good , the country they invaded is right next door . Iraq fell in 4 weeks and was on the others side of the world .

[@mbburry4759]

Crazy how each side says theyve inflicted 300,000 casaulties, while only taking 30,000

[@jeremytine]

To be fair, casualties includes injured which is more frequent than murdered.

[@skarhabekgreyrukh8601]

Russia said itself 70K last year and now probably around 90K

[@gbgbgbgb1]

@@skarhabekgreyrukh8601No it didn't.

[@skarhabekgreyrukh8601]

@@gbgbgbgb1 yes they did dude

[@attilamarics3374]

@@skarhabekgreyrukh8601 Mediazona could find 44k so far. Thats the best source we have, also Russia never said they have 90k dead. You just heard a pro-ukrainian grifter making up nonsense.

[@magatism]

And he lied...

[@pjhgerlach]

And your proof is?

[@raphaell4808]

That he always lies.@@pjhgerlach

[@araxnid8211]

Common sense

[@pjhgerlach]

@@raphaell4808 Which is based on?

[@pjhgerlach]

@@araxnid8211 Yeah Russian don't have a lot of common sense or else they wouldn't have started this war. Or do they still insist on Special military Operation?

[@Joakimjohannessen]

I guess he was talking 31000 for one month!

[@Dslfd]

With this numbers why is he even asking for help ???? If he continues like this his forces will be in Moscow soon 😂😂

[@IrenESorius]

Putin Khuylo,, 🤡 🤖

[@user-xu6vx7bh4b]

White powder it makes you and people around you believe in what you are saying and it is even better if you repeat couple of times that sentance, than it becomes more believable.

[@saikoujabbie6115]

Lie of the Century 😂

[@jonatangoodluckhainana6124]

31000 soldiers died but Ukraine ran out of troops on the Frontline? Something not clear..

[@Shatterfury1871]

They are running low on ammunition, not troops.

[@chidimarvels]

​@@Shatterfury1871They have admitted it themselves.

[@Shatterfury1871]

@@chidimarvels That they need more troops to match the Russian buildup in the future, but the biggest problem is the slow delivery of shells from the West.

[@gorantomic7150]

​@@Shatterfury1871you are one desperate bot

[@attilamarics3374]

@@Shatterfury1871 That nobody volunteers, and they cant conscript much more.

[@icuric4077]

I just don't get how people of Ukraine are tolerating this, considering all they been through.

[@Ptolemy336VV]

And what makes you say that nonsense? Have you been living under a rock? Ask even any Ukrainian woman. They all want to fight. And here you are, saying its just Zelenski. No. For Ukraine this is survival or death. Nothing more. Please. Next time. Use more than just 2 braincells and extreme ignorance to get to a better answer

[@eddastrohmayer251]

​@@Ptolemy336VV And why are 200.000 Ukrainian men in Germany, even in my house 3 young men ? !

[@Ptolemy336VV]

@@eddastrohmayer251 do I care? You think every Ukrainian is Hercules or something? As far as I know Ukrainians are the only people aside of Finnish, Greeks and Polish people with the highest patriotism But it doesnt mean its everyone. Also. 200.000 is only a fraction of its total population

[@backwardthoughts1022]

lol everyone left ukraine permanently a while ago except for the north west

[@wirrwarr8834]

@@eddastrohmayer251 And then why did you let them into your house if you don't want them? Oh, this isn't your house at all...

[@virupasan]

ha ha ....DW dont become laughing stock....

[@k42uy4]

how so

[@jamieanderson7757]

What do you mean BECOME 😂 stock?

[@eddastrohmayer251]

@@k42uy4 Even german Tagesschau commented: This numbers cannot be confirmed. Austrian ORF told also the number of the Americans (90.000).

[@IrenESorius]

Putin Khuylo,, 🤡 🤖

[@Pietrofs75]

These are data that only Zelensky and his trusted commanders in the world should have to believe in.😂 Zelensky are also the result of free elections. But he always proves that liars are not the exclusive patents of dictatorships.😊

[@IrenESorius]

Putin khuylo,, 🤡 🤖

[@edentahilla9295]

... and they need 500k new sign ups? C'mon Zel, this sounds vague, even for you.

[@kylezack5973]

I swear Zelensky only knows how to lie. For anyone wondering he lost upwards of 500,000.

[@erniebell1858]

Zelemskyy is probably correct about there being approximately 31,000 Ukrainians deaths. However, what he deliberately forgot to say was that is the figure since the beginning of 2024. The other, approximately 500,000 Ukrainian deaths, occurred in 2022 and 2023.

[@RobertJackson437]

The actor already had 6 full mobilization but Russia did one partial mobilization that tell's you everything

[@danielsituma5809]

And DW you also believe these joke?If you believe these joke,then DW and Zelensky you both smoke weed.😅😅😅

[@Startrance85]

In 2023 USA White House said that Russia had lost 100.000 or they belived during 5 months, the fact Zelensky think he can lie and say 31.000 during 2 years is pretty hillarous.

[@tlp3482]

😂😂😂😂 Why is forcefully recruiting?

[@IrenESorius]

Putin Khuylo,, 🤡 🤖

[@AZ-bp5zo]

Total BS!

[@DylanoRevs]

I think Zelensky forgot to put another "0" in that 31,000

[@gabrielkourieh5920]

Lying is easy.

[@ElwoodBluesAK]

Peaceful Ukrainian 18 year old living in Poland: Why do you need me then? 🤔

[@teckmenglee8060]

Haha, 31000 is an outright lie. Closer to 500,000 will be correct.

[@Nikoya73]

😂😂 he’s actually a real good comedian😮😮 however shows a total disrespect for those who died for cause it’s not even theirs.

[@Memovox]

Less pensions to pay. Cynical? Yes, that's Kiev for you.

[@Ptolemy336VV]

Aside of the Russian (bots) here there are 4 points supporting this why Ukraines losses are far lower. Just Russo simpletons here have been never believing it would come to reality in actual numbers: 1. Russia is using meatwaves whereas Ukrainians do not. 2. When Russian is wounded, he will be left behind or shot or die anyway. Ukrainians do not. 3. Ukrainians are aware of being numerically inferior and literally have been using every moment in a way to have the least casualties whereas Russia does not take into account any losses in any strategy. They have been usong overwhelming numbers just to get something as immense losses. 4. Ukraine uses far more precise weaponry destroying Russians far more effectively, than Russia does. This has been a loteral fact since the beginning of the war These are 4 major points why Russian losses are far greater. And this is great. And this has been Ukraines strategy all along It has multiple times been stated in various fronts that Russian losses to Ukrainiwn defenders is 10 to 1 and in some cases 15 to 1. Russians here think its a joke. But its far more likely to be true than not

[@IrenESorius]

Putin Khuylo,, 🤡 🤖

[@profinneupane6883]

Did he mean 310000? Cuz 31k is absolutely rubbish not even the Azov believes that number

[@eddastrohmayer251]

Big friend Americans said 70.000- 90.000. Aren't they well informed? 🤔

[@Vatnik_tschistilka]

That's the real number. Everything Zelensky says needs to be multiplied or divides by times 3, while everything the Russians spit needs to be divided or multiplied by times 10

[@irvin701]

If that’s the case, then Ukraine doesn’t need to mobilise 500k more in a politically risky move. This is just bullshct

[@a0flj0]

Ukraine doesn't want to mobilize 500K more to send to the fight right now. They know that after Putin is re-elected, Russian recruitment will increase massively. What they want is to recruit enough soldiers early enough to be able to train and equip them and make the command structures of the new units work smoothly before those additional Russian troops enter the fight.

[@tiffanylaserna1288]

They do because Russia has been mobilizing more than a million additional men since 2022. And it is expected to intensify after Putin's reelection. Perhaps Ukraine could have avoided a general mobilization if we had provided them with the ammunition they need, but alas here we are.

[@MrRjizz]

⁠@@tiffanylaserna1288That’s not true, Russia mobilized around 300k in 2022, and they signed around another 300k contract soldiers 2023 then add around 100k pmc’s. Now according to Ukrainian numbers they have managed to mobilize over 900k but under the target of 1000k. These casualty numbers given by Zelensky make zero sense given that the Ukrainian army is screaming for more men and taking into account the Ukrainian claims of Russian casualties.

[@gamers-xh3uc]

@@a0flj0so why are they kidnapping men

[@sachithgh]

Should nominate him for Oscar best actor

[@elqord.1118]

Unbelievable to think that so many souls were injured or killed

[@SuperGamer3000]

Last year USA intelligence said Ukraine lost at least 100k soldiers and over 200k wounded , that was before year ago now Zelensky says 31k dead.

[@nikolaskraven2323]

Given the time elapsed, the intensity of the conflict, the number of troops involved, and the lethality of the weapons used, the military deaths for Ukraine are at least in the 150,000 range.

[@Greatshadowfighter]

Not really if you look how well trained the Ukrainians are in comparison with the Russians

[@brownpleasure9320]

​@@Greatshadowfighterwhere is your evidence ukraine is more well trained then russia?

[@mauricefowler6889]

Drone footage shows over 100k fresh graves...Sad reality of this senseless war

[@bojanm986]

@@Greatshadowfighter 😅

[@nikolaskraven2323]

@@Greatshadowfighter Being well trained doesn't shield you from drones, grenades, illnesses, artillery, infections, stress, sleep deprivation, malnutrition, and hundreds of other reasons a soldier can die. The number of soldiers that die in actual battle, which as you would imagine, is for example a coordinated offensive to gain ground is actually rather small compared to the daily attrition of having about a million troops sitting in trenches for two years.

[@EAzuma]

This is insulting to listeners. We are not fools.

[@Cannon500]

If it is only 31K, then why do need they need to constantly mobilize and conscript more soldiers? Did someone make a typo and left out an extra 0?

[@AdamAdam-kh5wf]

Is it DW or Phalnikar New Delhi News?

[@Benjamin-hg018]

Every time I get more and more convinced that a clown will always remain a clown.

[@kameraldbahrul3432]

Okey Now why need 500k more soldiers

[@marksimpson6387]

Please stop this bull s…. It’s getting really embarrassing

[@fredcoelho1005]

This is an insult to ppl intelligence , a lot ppl know how to do math

[@nd_jorge]

😂😂😂😂 This guy is a true comedian.

[@jozsefszabolcsjakab1656]

Tragicomic.

[@IrenESorius]

Putin Khuylo,, 🤡 🤖

[@annsmith3537]

Absolutely BS on Steriods

[@jkc3738]

...The number of suicides in Japan in the past 2 years was 40,000...

[@08sklnstt]

Even the blinds know Ukraine Casualties are over 500k 😂 Zelesky must be a super desperate mode, what is he smoking lately 🤔

[@wirrwarr8834]

Said the debrained about the blind...

[@gorantomic7150]

​@@wirrwarr8834he is right,use your brain

[@wirrwarr8834]

@@gorantomic7150Sure, and then there are serious estimates according to which the KIA on both sides are around 100,000. With a maximum difference of 60000 to the advantage of Ukraine. That makes a 200,000 dead ex-Soviets in total...

[@Ballardian]

Crack.

[@jojob_clips269]

I'm with Ukraine. But c'mon Zelensky you don't need to lie.

[@avex3903]

even zelensky himself dont believe this number

[@chidimarvels]

It's deliberate. They are stealing the death benefits of dead soldiers. The revolt in Ukraine would be massive if they reveal the actual numbers. Family members are being denied these benefits

[@user-nt6rq2rm6o]

Там всё врут. Им можно

[@eddastrohmayer251]

Apparantly he needs to lie ...

[@BOB777777777700]

Why would they ever share their numbers truthfully? It's fog of war.

[@maxsmith3580]

NATO leaders are desperate enough to visit Ukrainian frontlines, I guess when you can't provide weapons and ammo, showing up personally is the next best thing. Btw DW needs to ask sonya to gesticulate less, it looks like she is signing for the def or having a seizure. Its very distracting.

[@IrenESorius]

Putin Khuylo,, 🤡 🤖

[@caocao4266]

More like, only 31K soldiers left to defend the country😅

[@eastern2western]

Cocaine is one heck of a drug.

[@user-wo9pv3yi2z]

So accordingly to Zelinski, ua loses 15k soldiers per year which is less than USA lost in Vietnam in first years🤡🤡🤡

[@Crashed131963]

If your country loses a million people not to be part of another county so what ? It takes what it takes . Imagine the UK in ww2 Battle of Britain saying let's become part of Germany we lost too many people . Good grief , Ukraine is fighting to exist .

[@user-wo9pv3yi2z]

@@Crashed131963 Well, if people can't distinguish between their own interests and interests of their authorities, they'll always be just consumables, as ukrainians are. Moreover, Ukraine is not even fighting for existence - they had perfect conditions in Istanbul - no ua territories would be lost, but zelensky chose war. And don't tell me that all ukrainians are willingly fighting for their cage - Ukrainian borders are closed for men, so they are literally hostages of regime.

[@user-wo9pv3yi2z]

@@Crashed131963 Well, if people can't distinguish between their own interests and interests of their authorities, they'll always be just consumables, as ukrainians are. Moreover, Ukraine is not even fighting for existence - they have perfect conditions in Istanbul - no ua territories would be lost, but zelensky chose war. And don't tell me that all ukrainians are willingly fighting for their cage - Ukrainian borders are closed for men, so they are literally hostages of regime.

[@user-wo9pv3yi2z]

@@Crashed131963Well, if people can't distinguish between their own interests and interests of their authorities, they'll always be just consumables, as ua are. Moreover, ua is not even fighting for existence - they have perfect conditions in Istanbul - no ua territories would be lost, but zelensky chose war. And don't tell me that all ukrainians are willingly fighting for their cage - Ukrainian borders are closed for men, so they are literally hostages of regime.

[@Crashed131963]

@o9pv3yi2z Normal people would call resisting Russia from taking over their country and having dictator Putin as their leader until death as defending their own interest . But I'm from Canada a country in ww2 with only 14 million people who had 1.2 million volunteers even with no danger of being invaded .

[@FBAExapt]

They think we are dumb 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@adityathakur6310]

Nick you are becoming a bigger comedian than zelensky

[@wolfswinkel8906]

he's hardworking at his comedy craft, you gotta give him that hahaha

[@Writeous0ne]

It's the same guy who keeps saying Russia can't get Western tech for equipment but he didn't research enough to know that military doesn't even use 7nm technology. For example f22 aircrafts use 250nm and 90nm. China have the biggest computer chip market in the world down to at least 23nm. And Russia has the highest STEM graduates in the world by proportion but he somehow still thinks Russia are cavemen with no access to technology...

[@IrenESorius]

Putin khuylo,, 🤡 🤖

[@12Hitler]

​@@IrenESoriusUkraine needs to defend themselves from Western than Russia 😅 You cannot pay your loan 😭

[@Cristos1234]

DW reporters are Nato propagandists. 😂

[@raisonneur682]

Selensky - in collaboration with Stoltenberg and von der Leyen - has completely lost his sense of reality.

[@thinkingmind7169]

This guy is a liar and callous.

[@bakersojah9167]

so when he says that he needs more manpower, technically he's saying that 31k deaths are not enough😂

[@cloudpoint0]

Zelenskyy doesn't think more manpower is needed. One of his generals thought this and got replaced. Ukraine needs more weapons, not manpower.

[@IrenESorius]

Putin Khuylo,, 🤡 🤖

[@12Hitler]

​@@IrenESorius💩 👈 your brain fell down 👇.

[@petergoverts7723]

That’s definitely not the truth !!! 31000 in 2022 maybe 🤔

[@Crashed131963]

If your country loses a million people not to be part of another county so what ? It takes what it takes . Imagine the UK in ww2 Battle of Britain saying let's become part of Germany we lost too many people . Good grief , Ukraine is fighting to exist .

[@Memovox]

Meanwhile: "This may disappoint you, but based on the information we have, he [Navalny] did indeed die of a blood clot." - Kyrylo Budanov, Chief of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ukraine.

[@Bob_Sunday]

31k? You must think that we are fools 😂

[@kenllacer]

31k is just a little over the student population in my university. They didn't call Bakhmut and now Avdiivka a "meat grinder" for nothing!

[@herrwarmduscher5204]

"31,000" lost but he needs 500,000 in new mobilizations. Hmmm... Something is amiss. Maybe it's a language barrier and he meant 310,000 killed or gravely wounded.

[@sulaymanbajo4043]

Now a day's you don't know who to believe the media or else

[@Lejeron]

The losses are definitely in the 100k region, the higher the official count, the more likely the negative impact on morale

[@IrenESorius]

Putin khuylo,, 🤡 🤖

[@3rdvision-fj6hm]

31,000 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Dwl....😂😂😂😂😂 Yet you have 5 drafts so far....people still are believing this liar????

[@luiscampos1164]

So if 31k died, why they have a shortage of soldiers?

[@almtk4849]

This is fantasy within the comedy. Ukraine started the war with around 750 000 soldiers and mobilised a million. Later, they ran out of ammunition and personal. Now Ukraine wants 500.000 soldiers more in the wave of second mobilisation, just to replace 31000 lost ?

[@PeterHarald-fz7iw]

source: trust me bro

[@carthaok3360]

So is it 31k KIA, and few 100k MIA?

[@vladimiratanasovski9655]

Give him some credit. His English is not good, he meant 310 000.

[@whatwhyandwhos68]

this little man Z, sickens most in the world.

[@skarhabekgreyrukh8601]

And there is nothing you can do

[@jasonconrad5772]

Numbers aren't adding up. If only 31,000 have died than where are the rest of the "depleted forces"? Wounded? Defected? Lies?