200,000 soldiers killed or wounded in Ukraine war, says US general

Russia has said it is open to talks and this week announced it had begun a retreat from Kherson.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said the Ukraine-Russian conflict has caused huge suffering (Olivier Matthys/AP)

A total of 200,000 soldiers have been killed in the nine months since Russia invaded Ukraine, a top US general has said.

Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said as many as 40,000 Ukrainian civilians and “well over” 100,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded in the war. “Same thing probably on the Ukrainian side,” Mr Milley added.