**Over One Million Casualties in Ukraine War**
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has reported a staggering one million casualties since the start of the Russo-Ukraine war in February 2022. This includes both killed and wounded people on all sides.
Rutte said that every week, over 10,000 people are hurt or killed in Ukraine. Russia’s losses are estimated to be around 700,000 personnel, with many of those losses happening recently. In fact, November saw the highest monthly losses since the war began, with about 45,690 Russian casualties.
**Heavy Humanitarian Toll**
The ongoing war is taking a severe toll on civilians and military personnel alike. Rutte warned that the front lines are slowly changing, but at a very high cost. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that Ukraine has lost around 43,000 people killed and 370,000 wounded.
Rutte also called for NATO to shift its thinking from peacetime to wartime. He urged member countries to increase their defense spending significantly. This is because military analysts and intelligence officials have been warning about a potential Russian attack on a NATO country by 2026.
**Preparing for Future Threats**
The NATO Secretary General’s warnings are based on a classified German intelligence report that suggests Russia could launch an attack on a NATO member by 2026. Rutte is urging countries to be prepared for future threats from Russia.
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