Ukraine's war losses and information about the number of deaths is a state secret. This data is not disclosed so that the enemy could not use the information for their own purposes.

Deputy Minister of Defense Anna Malyar said this during a briefing.

"The figures of the dead are a state secret during martial law. It is due to military expediency and the fact that the enemy should not know these numbers and use it for their own purposes," noted Malyar.

She also urged not to disseminate unverified data on the number of dead and other losses of the Ukrainian army.

"We appeal to citizens, public initiatives that try to publicly establish these figures, thinking that someone is hiding them, this is not true, do not work for the enemy and do not open these figures until the end of martial law," said the deputy minister.