In Manila, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio placed before the world a number that carries the weight of history: five to six thousand Russian soldiers lost each week in Ukraine, a casualty rate that has inverted the ancient arithmetic of war, where the wounded have always outnumbered the dead. Meeting with Russia's Lavrov while acknowledging that past peace efforts have yielded little, the Trump administration positions itself as a reluctant but willing mediator — not promising resolution, but refusing to abandon the possibility. The war grinds on through its many dimensions: battlefield, san
Rubio: Russia losing 5,000-6,000 troops weekly as US seeks diplomatic path
Russia sustaining estimated 5,000-6,000 military casualties per week; Ukraine facing ongoing air raids and civilian suffering amid winter conditions.