Overview
- Addressing the Dutch Parliament, Zelensky said Russian forces are losing about 30,000 troops killed monthly and cited drone footage as evidence.
- Ukrinform reported the speech was broadcast on the Office of the President’s YouTube channel and carried live for Dutch lawmakers.
- Ukraine’s General Staff has recently reported 710–1,400 Russian personnel lost per day, figures it has said include both killed and wounded and which differ from the monthly fatality claim.
- In a later briefing in The Hague with Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof, Zelensky said Putin aims to use every meter of Ukrainian territory as leverage in talks and disregards battlefield losses.
- He called on the Netherlands to back transferring frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, noting EU leaders took a political step in October and a practical decision is expected by year-end.