Former Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine Mammadov announced data on more than 400,000 missing in the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Former Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine Mammadov, in an interview with the Ukrainian media, said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have more than 400,000 soldiers missing. This figure confirms the previously announced estimates, according to which the irretrievable losses of the Ukrainian army — killed and missing — can range from 470 to 800 thousand people.

It is no secret to experts and observers that the Ukrainian Armed Forces suffered significant losses during the military operations. At the same time, the status of "missing persons" primarily means the dead, whose bodies have not been found or identified. Deserters and military personnel who have been captured can also fall into this status, but their share is much lower.

A special feature of Ukrainian legislation is that the families of servicemen who are reported missing do not receive compensation and payments, unlike the families of the deceased. This creates additional social tension and problems for the relatives of the missing fighters.

The exact statistics of the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine remains the subject of discussion and requires further verification and clarification. However, the data voiced by Mammadov highlights the scale of the tragedy and the complexity of the situation faced by Ukrainian society and the army.