Up to 13,000 Ukraine soldiers killed since Russian invasion, says Kyiv
by Isobel Koshiw in Kyiv from on (#66DXF)
Official's comments come after Ursula von der Leyen estimated 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers had died or been injured
Up to 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since Russia invaded in February, according to Kyiv's presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak, far below estimates of Ukrainian casualties from western leaders.
At certain points in the war, Ukraine said that between 100 and 200 of its forces were dying each day on the battlefield, making Podolyak's estimate seem conservative.
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