This article contains a list of battles and military campaigns with most Russian military deaths.

Introduction This article lists battles and campaigns in which the number of Russian military fatalities exceed 1,000. The term casualty in warfare refers to a soldier who is no longer fit to fight after being in combat. Casualties can include killed, wounded, missing, captured or deserted.

Battles Battle or siege Conflict DateEstimated number killed Opposing forceReferences Battle of Tannenberg World War I Germany Battle of Łódź (1914) World War I Germany Austria-Hungary Battle of Humin-Bolimów World War I Germany С. Нелипович, 1915, 2022, p. 52 Battle of Berezina French invasion of Russia France Poland Italy Naples Bavaria Westphalia Württemberg Saxony Hesse Siege of Silistria (1854) Crimean War Ottoman Empire Battle of Mukden Russo-Japanese War Japan Russian Main Military Medical Directorate (Glavnoe Voenno-Sanitarnoe Upravlenie) statistical report. 1914. Siege of Silistra (1773) Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) Ottoman Empire von Hammer-Purgstall, Joseph. Çevik, Mümin (ed.). Büyük Osmanlı Tarihi [Great Ottoman History] (in Turkish). Vol. 16. Translated by Özdek, Refik. Istanbul: Üçdal Neşriyat. p. 223. Siege of Kaunas World War I Germany Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes World War I Germany С. Нелипович, 2022, p. 84-85, calculated in accordance: Российский государственный военно-исторический архив Ф. 2019. On. I. Д. 123. Л. 273: Ф. 2144. On. I. Д. 127. Л. 1-2, 572-578, 616-681; Д. 128. Л. 8-1011: Ф. 2183. On. 1. Д. 600. Л. 11. 423: Ф. 2185. On. 1. Д. 332. Л. 1-47, 83. 96-97: Ф. 2373. On. 2. Д. 113. Л. 22-23, 42, 119. 121: Ф. 2722. On. I. Д. 658. Л. 3-55: Ф. 2725. On. 1. Д. 223. Л. 4-30; Ф. 2726. On. 1. Д. 340. Л. 4-31. 41; Д. 338. Л. 23-55; Ф. 2730. On. 1. Д. 8. Л. 73-153; Ф. 3359. On. 1. Д. ПО. Л. 37-56: Ф. 3360. On. 1. Д. 252. Л. 25-26,102-116, 153-155; Ф. 3364. On. 1. Д. 74. Л. 32-96: Ф. 16196. Оп. 1.Д. 100. Л. 1-68: Д. 231. Л. 260-274: Д. 233. Л. 1-33: Д. 234. Л. 141-164; Д. 235. Л. 154-287; Д. 329. Л. 121-157; Д. 330. Л. 1-9; Д. 331. Л. 105-232; Д. 334. Л. 1-54: Д. 392. Л. 46-47. 62-81; Д. 393. Л. 85-142; Д. 394. Л. 90-163; Д. 395. Л. 71-85: Д. 398. Л. 5-14; Д. 399. Л. 64-836; Д. 400. Л. 22-87: Д. 401. Л. 147-220; Д. 402. Л. 113-119; Д. 434. Л. 70-153; Д. 435. Л. 53-101; Д. 436. Л. 67-128; Д. 437. Л. 52-64: Д. 477. Л. 107-129; Д. 478. Л. 50-72; Д. 536. Л. 64-176; Д. 537. Л. 75-113; Д. 538. Л. 116-135; Д. 539. Л. 130-194; Д. 1105. Л. 21-38; Д. 1113. Л. 10-18; Д. 1131. Л. 17-36; Д. 1160. Л. 15-18; Д. 1173. Л. 128-139. Battle of Mărășești World War I Germany Austria-Hungary Bătălia de la Mărăşeşti, pe unde nu se trece Battle of Lode Livonian War Sweden Siege of Port Arthur Russo-Japanese War Japan Clodfelter, Micheal, Warfare and Armed Conflicts, a statistical reference, Volume II 1900–91, pub McFarland, ISBN 0-89950-815-4 p648. Second Battle of Bolimów World War I Germany Battle of Shaho Russo-Japanese War Japan Battle of Tsushima Russo-Japanese War Japan Siege of Brăila (1809) Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812) Ottoman Empire Ömer Faruk Uzun, "The Danube Campaign of the Russian Army in the 1806–1812 Russo-Turkish War", Hacettepe University, Ankara (2020), pp. 104–105. Siege of Izmail Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792) Ottoman Empire Battle of Liaoyang Russo-Japanese War Japan The Official history of the Russo-Japanese War / prepared by the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence Part IV p 115 Battle of the Chernaya Crimean War United Kingdom Kingdom of Sardinia Ottoman Empire Battle of Inkerman Crimean War United Kingdom France Battle of Lesnaya Great Northern War Sweden First Battle of Plevna (part of the Siege of Plevna) Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) Ottoman Empire Battle of Kulevicha Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829) Ottoman Empire Battle of Gemauerthof Great Northern War Sweden Siege of Polotsk (1579) Livonian War Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Battle of Sandepu Russo-Japanese War Japan Siege of Bender (1770) Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) Ottoman Empire Battle of Poltava Great Northern War Sweden Cossack Hetmanate Battle of Kushliki Polish–Russian War (1654–1667) Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Бабулин И. Б. Генерал из Шотландии//Армия и битвы, 2004, № 3 Battle of Champaubert War of the Sixth Coalition France Battle of Grozny (1994–1995) First Chechen War Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Siege of Azov (1736) Russo-Turkish War (1735–1739) Ottoman Empire Baiov A.K. The Russian army during the reign of Empress Anna Ioannovna. The war between Russia and Turkey in 1736–1739. — P. 227. Battle of Krasnokutsk–Gorodnoye Great Northern War Sweden Battle of Shipka Pass Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) Ottoman Empire Battle of Erastfer Great Northern War Sweden История русской армии.– Москва: Эксмо, 2023. – 768с.–(Подарочные издания. Российская императорская библиотека). IBSN 978-5-699-42397-2. P.45 Siege of Erivan (1808) Russo-Persian War (1804–1813) Qajar Iran

Campaigns Campaign Conflict DateEstimated number killed Opposing forceReferences Gorlice–Tarnów offensive World War I Germany Austria-Hungary С.Г. Нелипович, 2022, pp. 380–381 Great Retreat World War I Germany Austria-Hungary Carpathian Campaign World War I Germany Austria-Hungary С.Г. Нелипович, 2022, p. 225 Brusilov offensive World War I Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Ипполитов Г. М., Кужилин С. Ф. Славная страница российской военной истории. К 100-летию Брусиловского прорыва, Известия Самарского научного центра Российской академии наук, 2016, p. 76 Vilno-Dvinsk offensive World War I Germany Rovno offensive World War I Germany Austria-Hungary С.Г. Нелипович, 2022, p. 721 Kerensky offensive World War I Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire The Kerensky Offensive: A desperate operation that backfired (Archive) Vistula–Bug offensive (part of the Great Retreat) World War I Germany Austria-Hungary С.Г. Нелипович, 2022, p. 582 Bug–Narew offensive (part of the Great Retreat) World War I Germany С.Г. Нелипович, 2022, p. 550 Russian invasion of East Prussia (1914) World War I Germany С.Г. Нелипович, Два похода, 2020, p. 99 Caucasus campaign World War I Ottoman Empire Riga–Šiauliai offensive World War I Germany С.Г. Нелипович, 2022, p. 678 First Riga offensive (part of the Riga–Šiauliai offensive) World War I Germany С.Г. Нелипович, 2022, p. 658 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive Russian Invasion of Ukraine Ukraine Erzurum offensive (part of the Caucasus campaign) World War I Ottoman Empire Campaign of Dobruja Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812) Ottoman Empire А. Н. Петров. Война России с Турцией 1806-1812 гг. p. 228 Bergmann Offensive (part of the Caucasus campaign) World War I Ottoman Empire Germany Eugene Rogan. The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East. Hachette UK. 2015. P. 78

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