The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen

Ursula von der Leyen - German doctor and politician (née Albrecht). Ursula Gertrude Albrecht angered Ukraine by saying that since the beginning of the Russian aggression, the country had given 120,000 victims.

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The video and her written statement had to be corrected.

Von der Leyen will offer 1.5 billion euros in monthly aid to Ukraine

Her words about over 20,000 civilians killed in Ukraine and over 100,000 military personnel caused astonishment.

Sergey Nikiforov - a representative of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, reacted to the statement.

He stated that the information about the losses of the armed forces of Kyiv is a sensitive issue and that it can only be announced by the commander-in-chief, the minister of defense or the head of state, BNR reported.

We are talking about victims - both killed and wounded, Commission spokesperson Dana Spinant said on Twitter.

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