Zelensky at UN General Assembly: Putin pays with 248 lives for every kilometer seized in Ukraine

At the UN General Assembly on September 23, 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a direct claim that Russia's territorial advances in Ukraine come at a steep human cost. He stated that for every kilometer of territory seized by Russian forces, 248 lives are lost. The statement was reported by ukrinform, a Ukrainian state news agency, with no additional details provided in the original article excerpts.