55,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed in war with Russia, Zelensky says
created: Feb. 5, 2026, 2:10 p.m. | updated: Feb. 5, 2026, 11:40 p.m.
While both Kyiv and Moscow have regularly published estimates of the other side's losses, they have been reluctant to detail their own.
However, the BBC has confirmed the names of almost 160,000 people killed fighting on Russia's side in Ukraine.
2 days, 13 hours ago: BBC News