Russia has accused NATO of planning to deploy 100,000 peacekeepers in Ukraine as part of a strategy to prepare Kyiv for "revenge." The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) claims that several NATO countries are planning to "occupy Ukraine under the guise of a peacekeeping mission."
The SVR's statement, issued Friday, did not provide any evidence to support these claims. Earlier this year, NATO's former Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg firmly stated that the alliance had "no intention of deploying forces in Ukraine."
The SVR alleges that NATO aims to "freeze" the conflict in Ukraine, arguing that Russia is unlikely to suffer a strategic defeat on the battlefield. The Russian intelligence agency also believes NATO countries plan to train at least a million mobilized Ukrainians and rebuild Ukraine's military-industrial complex. According to the SVR, the West views this scenario as an opportunity to restore Ukraine’s combat capability and prepare Kyiv for a future attempt at revenge against Russia.
Furthermore, the SVR contends that without sufficient weapons and ammunition, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will struggle to conduct long-term, high-intensity operations. NATO's potential deployment of peacekeepers is portrayed as the West’s way of addressing these challenges, the SVR argued.
This development comes amid rising casualties on both sides. Ukraine reported that Russian losses hit over 2,000 troops in just one day, breaking a previous record for Russian casualties. On Friday, Ukraine’s defense ministry announced that 2,030 Russian personnel were killed between November 28 and 29, marking the highest single-day loss for Russia since the start of the war.
The previous record of 1,950 deaths in a single day was reported earlier this month. If Ukraine's figures are accurate, Russia's total casualties since the invasion began in February 2022 have reached 738,660, with November alone contributing 42,250 deaths, making it the deadliest month for Russian forces in the conflict so far.
Russia does not typically release its own casualty data, and analysts remain cautious of casualty figures from both sides. Despite this, the reported losses reflect the ongoing intensity of the war and the heavy toll it continues to take on Russian forces.
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