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Ukraine war latest: 43,000 dead, Volodymyr Zelensky says in rare update

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Volodymyr Zelensky says 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since Russia 's invasion began.

He also claimed that 198,000 Russian soldiers had been killed and a further 550,000 wounded.

Both Russia and Ukraine have often desisted from publishing casualty figures.

Recent developments in the war have only added to the number of dead.

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76

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73

Neutral language

74

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

47

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possibly offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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