List of Russians killed fighting for the Ukrainian side during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

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At least 29 Russian citizens have been confirmed to have been killed during the Russian Invasion of Ukraine while fighting for the Ukrainian side. Many have had their names and ages undisclosed for safety reasons for the deceased's family.

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On 19 March 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the FSB to hunt down and “punish” Russians serving in the Ukrainian military and compared them to the Russian Liberation Army which had collaborated with Nazi Germany during World War II. [1] Putin also ordered that Russians killed serving in the Ukrainian military be identified by name stating: "When I spoke about these traitors, I ask, since this has always been in our history, not to forget who they are, to identify them by name. We will punish them without a statute of limitations, wherever they are." [2]

List of fatalities

The following list contains 29 servicemen listed as killed among the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and Russian separatists formations embedded with Ukraine:

Date of deathNameAgeLocation of death
May 7, 2022Leonid Butusin20 Chernihiv region [3] [4]
May 7, 2022Roman Butusin24 Chernihiv region [3] [4]
September 6, 2022Sergei Petrovichev35 Izium, Kharkiv Oblast [5]
September 14, 2022Olga Simonova34 Kherson Oblast [6] [7]
January 9, 2023Ivan DanskyN/A Donetsk Oblast [8]
January 21, 2023Serhii GerasimyukN/AUndisclosed [8]
January 21, 2023"Salman"N/A Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast [9]
February 15, 2023Mykhailo AltaiN/A Nova Kakhovka, Kherson Oblast [10]
May 24, 2023Name undisclosedN/A Belgorod Oblast [11]
May 24, 2023Name undisclosedN/A Belgorod Oblast [11]
May 27, 2023 Dmitry Petrov 33 Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast [12] [13]
May 27, 2023Dmitry "Strem"N/AUndisclosed [14]
June 3, 2023Daniil Maznik29 Novaya Tavolzhanka, Belgorod Oblast [15] [16]
July 7, 2023“Baltika”N/A Zaporizhzhia Oblast [17]
September 22, 2023"Ayyub"N/AUndisclosed [18]
September 22, 2023"Salman"N/AUndisclosed [18]
September 28, 2023Magomed Bey GanievN/Anear Zaporizhzhia, Zaporizhzhia Oblast [19]
October 31, 2023"Razor"N/A Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast [20]
November 21, 2023Dmytro HrytsenenkoN/AUndisclosed [21]
December 29, 2023"Skif"UnknownBakhmut [22]
January 4, 2024"Dad"UnknownUnknown [23]
January 20, 2024"Sotnik"UnknownKharkiv [24]
February 15, 2024"Hans"UnknownAvdiivka direction [25]
March 27, 2024Dani Tammam Akel25 Belgorod Oblast [26] [27] [28]
April 5, 2024ChichUnknownUkraine [29]
April 7, 2024Sergeiy PopovUnknownAvdiivka direction [30]
April 7, 2024"Wolf"UnknownAvdiivka direction [31]
April 7, 2024"Bashmak"UnknownAvdiivka direction [32]
April 7, 2024"Tolyan"UnknownAvdiivka direction [33]

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  29. ↑ "Legion of Freedom -Chich" (in Russian).
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