Rubio reveals Russia’s frontline losses since start of 2025
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Since the beginning of 2025, Russia has lost 100,000 soldiers in the war against Ukraine. The losses of the Ukrainian army are smaller, said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a press conference.
"And again, I mean, it’s – every time you see this in the headlines and people die, it reminds you of why the President wants this war to end," Rubio stated.
He noted that Trump's number one interest is to stop the loss of life and destruction that occurs every day.
"But obviously the loss of life is something of grave interest – of great interest to the President. It’s important to note that since January of this year, as an example just to give you, on the Russian side, they’ve lost 100,000 soldiers – dead, not injured – dead. And on the Ukrainian side, the numbers are less but still very significant. And so that’s – the President doesn’t like wars," Rubio said.
According to Rubio, Trump believes that wars are a waste of money and lives.
"And he’s going to do everything he can within his power to end this war and any other war he has a chance to end, as you’ve seen in the past. And so, we’re going to continue to work at it. We understand that these things take time and patience, but obviously, we’re also frustrated that more progress has not been made," US Secretary of State emphasized.
Russia’s losses in the war
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, since the beginning of the full-scale war against Ukraine, Russia has lost approximately 1,030,580 troops.
In particular, over the past day alone, from July 9 to 10, Russian forces lost 920 soldiers and 136 units of equipment on the front line.
Meanwhile, according to Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukrainian defenders eliminated more than 230,000 Russian troops, killed and wounded, in the first six months of 2025.
