Ukraine President Says Up To 3,000 Ukraine Troops Have Been Killed Since Russia Invaded

A funeral procession makes its way through the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Tuesday. Claire Harbage/NPR

The Guardian: Up to 3,000 Ukraine troops killed since Russia invaded, says Zelenskiy, as battle rages in Mariupol

Ukraine president claims up to 20,000 Russian soldiers have died; reprisals from Moscow expected in wake of sinking of flagship cruiser the Moskva

Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said up to 3,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed since Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, with no total yet available for civilian casualties, as fighting intensified in the battle for the southern city of Mariupol.

Ukraine’s president said the military situation in the south and east was “still very difficult”, while praising the work of his armed forces. “The successes of our military on the battlefield are really significant, historically significant. But they are still not enough to clean our land of the occupiers,” he said in a late-night video address, calling again for allies to send heavier weapons and for an international embargo on Russian oil.

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Update #1: Ukraine's Zelenskiy: Between 2500 to 3000 Ukrainian troops have died in war -- Reuters

Update #2: Ukraine says between 2,500 to 3,000 of its troops have been killed, compared to Russia's 19,000 -- The Insider

WNU Editor: I am very skeptical of this 3,000 number.