Putin Is Failing on the Battlefield, Says NATO’s Rutte
Rutte said Russia is losing more than 40,000 troops a month, with early reports putting October losses above 50,000.
- On Wednesday, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated Russia loses more than 40,000 troops killed or seriously wounded monthly, comparing this toll to total American deaths during the 14-year Vietnam War.
- Intense fighting along eastern and southern front lines drives these casualties, as Russian forces continue relying on mass infantry assaults, with daily losses reaching 2,500 on Nov. 1.
- Between Nov. 1 and Nov. 7, General Staff reported a record 16,130 personnel casualties, while preliminary figures suggested the toll for October exceeded 50,000.
- Rutte said Putin is "failing on the battlefield," noting that for every Russian hybrid attack against Europe, nations are increasing support for Ukraine.
- The Economist estimated total Russian casualties since February 2022 range from 1.4 million to 2.1 million, as Rutte said Russia currently pours half its budget into the war.
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Russia loses more than 40,000 soldiers killed or seriously injured on the Ukrainian front each month, and in October the balance sheet would have exceeded 50,000, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said. At the Atlantic Future Forum, it compared the magnitude of Russian losses in one month to the number of American soldiers killed in the Vietnam War, stressing that Vladimir Putin fails to achieve the desired results on the battlefield and is tryi…
Russia Loses Almost as Many Troops in Ukraine in a Month as the United States in 14 Years in Vietnam
According to Mark Rutte, the Russian army loses more than 40,000 soldiers killed and wounded on the front in Ukraine every month, and in October this figure could reach 50,000.
Putin is failing on the battlefield, says NATO’s Rutte
Mark Rutte, NATO’s Secretary General, has said Vladimir Putin is failing on the battlefield and in his hybrid campaign against Europe. The post Putin is failing on the battlefield, says NATO’s Rutte first appeared on UK Defence Journal.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that Russia is losing over 40,000 soldiers per month in Ukraine, which is comparable to the total American losses during the 14 years of the Vietnam War.
Russia's losses in Ukraine in a month were close to those of the United States in 14 years in Vietnam.
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