Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov claims that the losses of the Ukrainian army "are less than the death toll as a result of the earthquake in Turkey" At the same time, he did not give an exact figure. According to the Turkish authorities, at the moment it is known that as a consequence of the devastating earthquake that occurred in early February, 50.5 thousand people died.
On September 21, 2022, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced that the Armed Forces of Ukraine had lost more than 61 thousand people dead during the special operation.