President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the number of Ukrainian troops in an interview with the German TV channel ARD. According to him, it is about 880 thousand.
"...We have 880 thousand. We have a million-strong army. And at the same time, we have 30 million people now, 30 million people are working now, and maybe even a little more. I cannot say the exact number," Zelensky says.
At the same time, the head of state clarifies that today it is not known exactly how many people have left since the beginning of Russia's full-scale war, naming a figure in the range of 6.5-7.5 million.
"So we are talking about all the people who are in Ukraine. And they all defend Europe and the world. Absolutely. At their workplaces," Zelenskyy adds.
