[Foreign Media: NATO Assessment of Russian Losses]
According to German public broadcasting service Deutsche Welle, citing a senior NATO official, since the full-scale outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war, the Russian military has lost more than 900,000 troops, including 250,000 killed. This data was disclosed by an anonymous official during the NATO Foreign Ministers' meeting in Brussels on April 3.
--Casualty Situation: Over 1,000 casualties per day (including deaths and injuries), with many injured becoming permanently disabled due to poor medical conditions.
--Force Reinforcement: The current speed of conscription in Russia can offset battlefield losses.
--Strategic Assessment: The Russian side is willing to accept high casualties for slow progress, and there has not been widespread anti-war sentiment in society.
--Situation in Kursk: Ukrainian forces have lost 90% of the Russian territory they previously occupied, controlling less than 100 square kilometers.
--North Korean Involvement: 11,000 North Korean soldiers are currently deployed in Kursk, and another 3,500 North Korean troops will arrive in Russia for training in winter (the North Korean side has suffered 5,000 casualties, including 1,500 dead).
NATO officials emphasized that the Russian military is still exerting pressure across the front lines to deplete Ukrainian forces and "has not shown any intention of a ceasefire." Although U.S. intelligence support has been interrupted for a week affecting Ukrainian defense, NATO itself does not directly provide intelligence to Ukraine, but individual member states may implement it.
NATO officials believe that Russia insists on its original conditions in negotiations, attempting to gain negotiation advantages by prolonging the war. NATO demands that any peace agreement "must not give Russia a breathing space."
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