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Zelenskyy urges sustained pressure on Russia in UN speech
248,000people▼ from 249,000
Zelenskyy said Russia lost soldiers over the previous eight months.
At the UN General Assembly, Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged continued sanctions and support for Ukraine, blamed Vladimir Putin for the war and warned its effects are spreading beyond Ukraine. He said nearly 249,000 Russian troops were killed or seriously wounded in the first eight months of the year.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged world leaders to sustain economic pressure on Russia to impede its war effort.
2 of 2 sources“urging world leaders to sustain economic pressure on Moscow during his address”
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AllegedZelenskyy said Russia lost soldiers over the previous eight months.
1 of 2 sources“Russia had lost 248,000 soldiers over the last eight months”
- 248,000peopleAl Jazeera
- 249,000peopleUN News