The European Commission (EC) appears to have backtracked on claims that the Ukrainian military has sustained upward of 100,000 dead since the conflict with Russia began more than nine months ago.
The 27-member commission is the executive body of the European Union, a staunch supporter of the Ukrainian war effort.
In a statement issued on Nov. 30, EC President Ursula von der Leyen put the number of Ukrainian military personnel killed since the conflict began at more than 100,000.
She also claimed that more than 20,000 Ukrainian civilians had been killed as a result of the conflict.
“It is estimated that more than 20,000 civilians and more than 100,000 Ukrainian military officers have been killed so far,” she said….