More or less: Zelensky refutes Western media reports of 80,000 deaths in the war

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At the same time, Zelensky noted that he could not provide exact data on losses. “Someone recently reported in the American press that 80 thousand Ukrainians died. But I want to tell you that no, it is less. Much less,” the president said. According to him, since September, the ratio of Ukraine's losses to the Russian Federation has been 1 to 8.

He also clarified that the exact number of deaths in the temporarily occupied territories remains unknown. This includes civilians, military personnel, law enforcement officers, and representatives of local authorities. “And how many of them died, how many were lost, how many were tortured in captivity — I don't know. Therefore, I am only talking about the fixation of the military who are on our territory, who are controlled by us,” the head of state said.