According to NATO estimates, the number of Russian soldiers killed or injured in Ukraine exceeded 300,000.
“Militarily, Russia has lost a significant part of its conventional forces,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said today, after an alliance meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Brussels. This also included hundreds of aircraft and thousands of tanks.
At the same time, Stoltenberg warned against placing high hopes on losses that would lead to a quick end to the war in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has a high tolerance threshold when it comes to victims, the Norwegian said. Russian objectives in Ukraine have not changed.
Stoltenberg did not say how many of the Russian casualties NATO estimates are dead. There was also no information about losses on the Ukrainian side. Instead, Stoltenberg emphasized the country’s successes in defending against invaders from Russia.