Russia Losing 25,000 Troops Monthly in Ukraine War

As Vladimir Putin’s war drags into its fourth bloody year, Russia is now losing up to 25,000 troops every month on the battlefield in Ukraine, according to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. The staggering figure underscores not only the ferocity of Ukraine’s resistance, but the sheer scale of the human cost of Russia’s aggression.

Speaking at the Renew Europe Global Europe Forum in Brussels, Rutte didn’t mince words: “Let’s not forget that the Russians at the moment are losing massive amounts of their soldiers… Twenty to 25,000 a month. Dead.”

That’s not wounded, not missing dead.

To put that in perspective, during the Soviet Union’s decade-long war in Afghanistan in the 1980s, Russia lost approximately 20,000 troops total. Today’s Russian military is matching and often surpassing that figure every single month in Ukraine.

This isn’t just a setback for Moscow it’s a potential existential threat to Putin’s military machine.

According to a June 2024 study by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Russia’s total casualties have now surpassed 1 million, including 250,000 killed in action. And what does Putin have to show for it? Just over 5,000 square kilometers of territory captured since January 2024 less than 1% of Ukraine’s landmass.

That’s the true cost of Putin’s war: an entire generation of Russian men dying for a few lines on a map.

Meanwhile, Russia continues its indiscriminate bombardment of Ukraine’s cities and energy infrastructure. In recent weeks, missile and drone strikes have targeted the regions of Dnipro, Zhytomyr, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, and Kherson, leaving hundreds of thousands without electricity or heat as temperatures plunge below freezing.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the attacks as part of a broader strategy to terrorize civilians, not defeat military forces. The U.S. echoed his concerns. At an emergency UN Security Council meeting, Deputy Ambassador Tammy Bruce called Russia’s actions a “dangerous and inexplicable escalation.”

Yet through all this, the Biden administration remains painfully slow in responding with meaningful deterrence.

While Washington talks about peace deals, Russia continues to escalate. While NATO worries about "escalation risks," Russia launches drone swarms at power plants and apartment buildings. And while leftist media outlets debate "Ukraine fatigue," brave Ukrainians continue to stand their ground alone against a nuclear-armed dictator.

Let’s not forget:

• Russia’s monthly troop losses now exceed what the U.S. lost during the entire Vietnam War (58,000) in just two and a half months.

• Ukraine’s infrastructure has sustained over $150 billion in damage, yet Kyiv hasn’t fallen, and won’t.

• Putin’s war is draining billions from the Russian economy and pushing the country toward international isolation despite help from regimes like China and Iran.

Make no mistake, this isn’t a “regional conflict.” It’s the front line of the 21st century’s fight for freedom. And with Russia bleeding 25,000 troops a month, the question now isn’t whether Putin can win but how long he’s willing to sacrifice his people trying.

If America truly stands for liberty, we need to stop waffling and start leading.

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