NATO Secretary General says Russia has lost over 350,000 troops in Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has estimated that Russia has lost over 350,000 troops over the two years of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Source: Stoltenberg at a press conference with Polish President Andrzej Duda at NATO headquarters in Brussels on 14 March, as reported by European Pravda
Details: The secretary general stressed that with its courage and creativity, "Ukraine has shown that Russian forces can be defeated".
"Russia is paying a very high price for minor gains. On land, Putin's war has already cost Russia over 350,000 military casualties," he added, referring to the number of killed and wounded Russian military personnel.
"At sea, Ukrainian attacks have sunk or disabled a significant part of Russia's Black Sea Fleet. In the air, Ukraine has been shooting down key Russian targets, including expensive reconnaissance aircraft," Stoltenberg said.
Background:
- In November 2023, the NATO secretary general stated that Russia had lost over 300,000 military personnel in Ukraine.
- The same estimate appears in the annual report of US intelligence released this week.
- Ukraine's General Staff assessed the total losses of Russian forces to date since the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine to be almost 428,000.
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