Putin's army is bleeding to death as tens of thousands killed in two months - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

"Russia is losing soldiers by the tens of thousands in Ukraine, NATO chief Mark Rutte revealed at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday afternoon. Rutte said at the conference, "They are not winning this. Small gains only. Almost irrelevant." Rutte warned that Vladimir Putin is willing to accept "crazy losses" - a sign of reckless, dangerous behaviour at every level."

"The NATO chief added, "We will win every fight with Russia if they attack us now. And we have to make sure in two, four, six years that same is still the case." Russia continues to throw troops into Ukraine while achieving almost nothing. NATO says Putin's appetite for carnage is proving catastrophic for Moscow. The alliance is strong, united, and ready. Putin's soldiers are dying. Ukraine is exploiting every weakness. Moscow is bleeding fast."

"Putin has lost more troops in December 2025 alone than Moscow lost during the entire ten-year Soviet-Afghan war - a war Mikhail Gorbachev called a "bleeding wound." Putin believed the war would be a "quick operation", just like the Soviets thought in Afghanistan. Sir Richerd Moore the former MI6 spy chief warned last week Russia is doing "appallingly badly on the battlefield," while Ukraine seizes every weakness."

Russia is losing tens of thousands of soldiers in Ukraine while making only small, almost irrelevant territorial gains. Vladimir Putin appears willing to accept extremely high casualties, producing reckless behavior across military leadership. NATO asserts it could win any direct fight with Russia now and must maintain that advantage for years. Russian forces continue massed assaults that achieve little as Ukraine exploits battlefield weaknesses and inflicts historic losses. December 2025 losses rival or exceed Soviet-Afghan war totals. Analysts describe Russia's battlefield performance as appalling and urge the West to increase pressure and expand support and permissions to Ukraine before time runs out.

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