About 7 thousand Ukrainian fighters are considered missing
Most of the missing soldiers are likely to be in captivity
This is reported by the publication "Ukrainian Pravda" with reference to Oleg Kotenko, the Commissioner for Missing Persons under Special Circumstances.
"If we are talking about the military, then let's understand who the military is. There is the Armed Forces of Ukraine, there is the National Guard, there are border guards, there is the SBU - and these are different institutions. They are not included in the figure given by the Armed Forces of Ukraine," Kotenko said. two thousand missing military personnel Our call center has approximately 7,200 people.
Kotenko added that most of the missing soldiers are in captivity.
The authorities do not disclose the losses of the Ukrainian troops in the war against the Russian invaders and the number of prisoners.
Artur Zayonts specialises in news from the frontline. A historian by education, Arthur has always sought to bring depth and context to his journalistic work.
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