Zelenskyy Says 31,000 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed Since Russia Invaded

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a press conference during the "Ukraine Year 2024" forum in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 25, 2024, marking the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images

KYIV, Ukraine—President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since Russia’s full-scale invasion two years ago, giving the first official figure in more than a year.

Mr. Zelenskyy told a Feb. 25 news conference in Kyiv that he couldn’t disclose the number of wounded because it would help Russian military planning.