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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned that Russia will face devastating repercussions if it uses nuclear weapons against Ukraine, while noting NATO is closely monitoring joint Russian-Belarusian exercises involving nuclear capabilities.

Brussels, Ukraine
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned that Russia will encounter devastating repercussions if it uses nuclear weapons against Ukraine.

NATO is closely monitoring joint Russian-Belarusian exercises involving nuclear capabilities which began earlier in the week.

Russia is losing at least 1,000 servicemen killed and wounded every day.

Since the beginning of 2026, Russian total losses have exceeded 141,500 personnel, including more than 83,000 irreversible losses.

For the fifth consecutive month, Russia has been losing more personnel due to Ukrainian unmanned systems operations than it is capable of mobilizing.

Russian losses since the beginning of 2026 exceeded 141,500 personnel.

More than 83,000 Russian military personnel were killed since the beginning of 2026.

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T17:02:40.899Z

Source story: 8035575