""The Russians, at the moment, are losing massive amounts of their soldiers thanks to the Ukrainian defense," NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told European lawmakers at a forum in Brussels on Tuesday. He said that 20,000 to 25,000 troops are dying each month as the war drags on. "I'm not talking seriously wounded. Killed." Rutte clarified. He compared the incredibly high losses to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan in 1979,"
"Britain's defense ministry said in an intelligence update last month that Russia had suffered more than 1.1 million battlefield casualties since launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly four years ago, with an estimated 1,000 soldiers killed and wounded every day. Russia's average estimated daily casualty rate from May to November last year was lower than during those same months in 2024, according to the ministry."
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte reported Russian losses of 20,000–25,000 soldiers killed each month and described those losses as unsustainable for Moscow. The monthly death toll was compared to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan, where about 15,000 soldiers died over nine years. British defense ministry estimates place Russian battlefield casualties above 1.1 million since the full-scale invasion nearly four years ago, with roughly 1,000 soldiers killed or wounded daily. Reported casualty rates fell from May to November last year compared with the same months in 2024 despite continued high operational tempo and small territorial gains.
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