Up to 25,000 Russian soldiers are being killed every month, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said this week.

LONDON -- Britain is discussing with NATO allies how it can help beef up security in the Arctic to counter threats from Russia and China, a government minister said Sunday. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said the talks are “business as usual” rather than a response to recent threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to take over Greenland.

Grynkewich stated at Sweden’s National Security Conference that Russia and China are escalating joint patrols in the Arctic, extending their presence from the Russian northern coast to north of Alaska and near Canada.

A group of private analysts using satellite pictures give a sobering look at heavily armed Russian presence near Poland, Lithuania and Finland

Drones have turned the front line into a kill zone, and made casualty evacuation extremely difficult and dangerous.

Russia also called NATO's military exercises in Greenland "yet another provocation" in the Arctic, as the U.S. moves to take control.

As NATO prepares for war games around Greenland, Russia is highlighting the Trump administration's disagreement with its closest allies over the island.

Analysts say Russia's new Oreshnik hypersonic missile will continues to pose challenges for NATO after Moscow used the weapon for a second time in Ukraine.