There have been 10,000-13,000 casualties among Ukrainian military, according to government estimates.

On Thursday, presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak told a Ukrainian television network that between 10,000 and 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the conflict with Russia.

As far as we can tell, these comments represent the first estimate of casualties since late August, when the chief of the armed forces stated that almost 9,000 military people had been slain.

According to Podolyak, who spoke with the Kanal 24 station, “we have official data from the general staff, we have official figures from the top leadership, and they amount to (between) 10,000 and 12,500 to 13,000 fatalities.”

At a picture taken on April 19, 2022, and released that same day, Ukrainian servicemen sit atop an APC in an undisclosed location in eastern Ukraine.

As reported by Reuters
On April 19, 2022, a picture was leaked showing Ukrainian forces riding atop an armored battle vehicle in an unidentified area in eastern Ukraine.
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Furthermore, he stated, “We are open in talking about the number of dead,” noting that more soldiers had been injured than had died.

Last month, the top American general estimated that more than 100,000 Russian military personnel had been killed or wounded in Ukraine. He also stated that the armed forces of Kyiv had “probably” suffered similar casualties.

Nazar, a Ukrainian serviceman, watches the battlefield as Russia launches an attack in the Mykolaiv region of Ukraine. Reuters, 21 October 2022
While Russia launches an attack on Ukraine from the Mykolaiv region on October 21, 2022, Ukrainian serviceman Nazar watches from the front. — Reuters
In a video interview posted on Wednesday, Zelenskiy advisor Oleksiy Arestovych indicated that the number of Russian deaths was almost seven times that of Ukrainian deaths.