43,000 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed Since Russian Invasion: Zelenskyy

President-elect Donald Trump called for an ‘immediate ceasefire’ after meeting with the Ukrainian president in Paris.

French President Emmanuel Macron (C) poses with President-elect Donald Trump (L) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (R) at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Dec. 7, 2024. Aurelien Morissard/AP Photo

An estimated 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since Russia invaded Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.

In a social media update on Dec. 8, Zelenskyy also said that 370,000 have been wounded since the Russia–Ukraine conflict started on Feb. 24, 2022.