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.
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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.
“Despite the astonishing battlefield losses, Putin is more comfortable than he should be,” Moore said.
Moore urged the West to step up immediately, saying, “We should be adding more pressure. We should be helping the Ukrainians more extensively than we are. We should be giving them more permissions than we are at the moment.”
Russia is bleeding historic numbers of troops, Putin’s generals are faltering, and Ukraine is exploiting every weakness. NATO and the West are watching — but Moore warns: time is critical.
