Zelensky admits the figure of 31,000 dead soldiers and says that Ukraine is “in its most difficult moment”. The president warns that his country is on the defensive and with its army in retreat due to lack of ammunition and rotations.
Zelensky has not explained how his government has counted their deaths, but it is most likely that they are confirmed deaths in which the body has been recovered. The Kiev Executive Office that is in charge of prisoners of war assured on January 24 that there are ‘tens of thousands’ of soldiers missing.