Zelenskyy details Russia’s soldier losses along every kilometer of occupied territory
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine (photo: president.gov.ua)
Russia loses nearly 200 soldiers, killed or seriously wounded, for every kilometer of occupied Ukrainian territory, states President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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“Ukraine is not losing. And I think the administration of President Trump has gotten that message. In some ways, it may have surprised them, because Russian propaganda is also working directly on them. Recently, we calculated that a single kilometer of occupied Ukrainian land costs them 170 casualties. That’s people killed or wounded so heavily that they are not coming back. We have all the evidence of this. To say that in these last six months they are winning somewhere? No,” Zelenskyy said.
The president also said he understands that the US could step back from peace negotiations, as Trump might turn his focus to domestic issues, which Ukraine would not want.
“That would be bad. We do not want the Americans to leave these negotiations. And if that stops the peace process, we would have a harder time pushing it forward. It’s easier because they can force the Russians. I think Trump is the only person capable of doing that today,” the president added.
In 2024, according to the ISW, Russian losses for every kilometer of occupied Ukrainian territory were 27 soldiers, not counting the wounded, which was considered high at the time.
As of the morning of February 13, 2026, Russian losses in the war since the start of the full-scale invasion totaled about 1,250,950 personnel.
Recently, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine is ready to continue fighting Russia if there is no opportunity to sign a good agreement to end the war.
