NATO chief Mark Rutte said Russia suffers 30,000–35,000 troop deaths monthly and is spending about 50% of its national budget on defense, according to a report by Asaf Rozentzweig (N12). The figures, drawn from Western intelligence assessments, highlight the scale of Russian losses amid continuing heavy fighting.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated that Russia is losing between 30,000 and 35,000 soldiers killed each month, and that Moscow is allocating roughly 50% of its national budget to defense spending. The remarks were reported by Asaf Rozentzweig (N12) on Wednesday morning.
As The Zioneer reported on June 18, Rutte had previously cited the same monthly casualty figure in a separate NATO appearance. The new element is his specific mention of the 50% budget share, underscoring the financial strain of the war on the Russian economy. The assessment aligns with earlier statements by President Donald Trump (June 23) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (June 3) on Russian losses and production capacity.
The source for Rutte's latest figures — whether drawn from NATO intelligence or open sources — was not detailed in the brief report. The claim is based on a single channel attribution and remains an attributed official statement rather than independently verified battlefield data.
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