The Ethiopian military claims it has killed more than 5,600 members of the Tigray rebel forces it is fighting in the north of the country.
A bloody conflict has been raging since November, but the statement from senior general Bacha Debele gave no timescale for the casualties. Correspondents say they may be from recent battles.
The general said a further 2,300 rebels had been injured, and 2,000 captured.
Millions of civilians face starvation due the conflict, the UN says.
