Russian Armed Forces casualties in Syria

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The Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war started on 30 September 2015, with 4,000 Russian military personnel being stationed in Syria. [1] The Russian forces also consisted of 25 strategic bombers, [2] 20 tactical bombers, [3] 12 attack bombers, [4] 8 fighter aircraft, [5] [6] 16 attack helicopters [7] [8] and various other aircraft.

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As of spring 2019, there have been 116 officially confirmed Russian Armed Forces fatalities in the war. [9] Also, two investigative groups, Fontanka and the Moscow-based Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT), reported a conservative estimate of at least 73–101 private military contractors (PMCs) being killed between October 2015 and mid-December 2017, [10] 40–60 of whom died during the first several months of 2017, according to Fontanka [11] and one more PMC was killed in late December 2017. [12] In early 2018, the founder of CIT stated the PMCs' death toll was at least 100–200, [13] while another CIT blogger said at least 150 were killed and more than 900 were wounded. [14] They belonged to the Russian company "Wagner". [10] In February 2018, a number of Russian PMCs were reported to have been killed during the Battle of Khasham. Estimation of casualties varies with some sources reported up to 200 Russian contractors died during the strikes. [15] [16] On 15 March 2023, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that 266 Russian PMCs were killed in Syria during the civil war. [17]

In addition, at least 23 fighters have been killed that were possibly regular military, but their status has not been officially confirmed. [18]

List of fatalities

Confirmed

The following list contains 141 servicemen listed as killed among the regular Russian Armed Forces and 6 officers of the Russian Federal Security Service: [19] [20]

Date of deathNameRankAgeBranchCause of deathLocation of death
1 October 2015Edward Sokurov Sergeant 29346th Special Purpose Brigade, Spetsnaz GRU Hostile fireN/A [21] [22]
24 October 2015Vadim Kostenko Private 19 Russian Air Force Non-hostile (suicide) Khmeimim airbase, Latakia Governorate [23] [24]
19 November 2015Maxim Sorochenko Captain 31 Special Operations Forces (SSO) Hostile fireN/A [25] [26]
19 November 2015Fyodor Zhuravlyov Captain 27 Special Operations Forces (SSO) Hostile fireN/A [27] [28]
24 November 2015 Oleg Peshkov Lieutenant colonel 45 Russian Air Force Hostile fire (shootdown) Syria–Turkey border, Latakia Governorate [29]
24 November 2015Alexander Pozynich Seaman 29 Russian Marines Hostile fire (shootdown) Syria–Turkey border, Latakia Governorate [30]
1 February 2016Ivan Cheremisin Lieutenant colonel 42 Special Operations Forces (SSO) Hostile fire (mortar attack) Latakia Governorate [31] [32] [33]
17 March 2016 Alexander Prokhorenko Senior lieutenant 25 Special Operations Forces (SSO) Hostile fire (air-strike) Palmyra, Homs Governorate [34] [35]
12 April 2016Andrey Okladnikov Major 38 Russian Air Force Non-hostile (helicopter crash) Homs, Homs Governorate [36] [37]
12 April 2016Viktor PankovN/AN/A Russian Air Force Non-hostile (helicopter crash) Homs, Homs Governorate [36]
7 May 2016Anton Yerygin Sergeant 31 International Mine Action Center  [ ru ]Hostile fire (sniper fire) Palmyra, Homs Governorate [38] [39]
24 May 2016Asker BizhoevN/AN/AN/AHostile fire (shelling) Palmyra, Homs Governorate [40]
3 June 2016 Marat Akhmetshin  [ ru ] Captain 359th Motorized Rifle Brigade, 3rd Motor Rifle Division Hostile fire Palmyra, Homs Governorate [41] [42]
7 June 2016Mikhail Shirokopoyas Junior sergeant 35 35th Army Hostile fire (shelling) Moscow, Russia (wounds from Aleppo Governorate) [43] [44]
9 June 2016Oleg Arhireev Captain 28 Special Operations Forces (SSO) Hostile fire (landmine)N/A [25] [26]
14 June 2016Sergei Pechalnov Senior lieutenant 28 Special Operations Forces (SSO) Hostile fire (landmine) Moscow, Russia (wounds from 9 June 2016, in Syria) [25] [45]
16 June 2016Andrey Timoshenkov Sergeant N/A Russian Marines Hostile fire (suicide car-bomb) Khmeimim airbase, Latakia Governorate
(wounds from Homs Governorate) [46]
8 July 2016Evgeny Dolgin Lieutenant 24 Russian Air Force Hostile fire (shootdown) Palmyra, Homs Governorate [47]
8 July 2016 Ryafagat Khabibulin  [ ru ] Colonel 51 Russian Air Force Hostile fire (shootdown) Palmyra, Homs Governorate [47] [48]
22 July 2016Nikita Shevchenko Private N/AN/AHostile fire (improvised explosive device) Aleppo Governorate [49]
1 August 2016Roman Pavlov Captain 3392nd Helicopter Squadron, Russian Air Force Hostile fire (shootdown) Idlib Governorate [50] [51] [52]
1 August 2016Oleg Shelamov Senior lieutenant 2992nd Helicopter Squadron, Russian Air Force Hostile fire (shootdown) Idlib Governorate [50] [51] [52]
1 August 2016Pavel Shorohov Captain 4192nd Helicopter Squadron, Russian Air Force Hostile fire (shootdown) Idlib Governorate [50] [51] [52]
1 August 2016N/AN/AN/A Russian Center for Reconciliation Hostile fire (shootdown) Idlib Governorate [50]
1 August 2016N/AN/AN/A Russian Center for Reconciliation Hostile fire (shootdown) Idlib Governorate [50]
7 September 2016Evgeny Zakharchenkov Junior sergeant 2814th Special Purpose Brigade, Spetsnaz GRU Hostile fireN/A [53] [54]
22 September 2016Igor Chernyshov Major 32 Spetsgruppa "A", Federal Security Service Hostile fireOfficially listed as killed in Dagestan, Russia [55] [54]
5 December 2016Nadezhda Durachenko Sergeant 40 (around) Ministry of Defence's special medical unitHostile fire (shelling) Aleppo, Aleppo Governorate [56] [57]
5 December 2016Galina Mikhaylova Sergeant 40 (around) Ministry of Defence's special medical unitHostile fire (shelling) Aleppo, Aleppo Governorate [56] [57]
7 December 2016 Ruslan Galitsky  [ ru ] Colonel 445th Guards Tank Brigade, 36th Army Hostile fire (shelling) Aleppo, Aleppo Governorate [58] [59]
16 February 2017Pavel Kozachenkov Major 31 Russian Marines Hostile fire (improvised explosive device) Tiyas Military Airbase, Homs Governorate (four kilometers west) [60] [61] [62]
16 February 2017Vadim Magamurov Senior lieutenant 31 Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU)Hostile fire (improvised explosive device) Tiyas Military Airbase, Homs Governorate (four kilometers west) [60] [63] [64]
16 February 2017Sergey Senin Lieutenant colonel 43N/AHostile fire (improvised explosive device) Tiyas Military Airbase, Homs Governorate (four kilometers west) [60] [65] [66]
16 February 2017Andrei Zekunov Colonel 44152nd Guards Missile Brigade, Russian Marines Hostile fire (improvised explosive device) Tiyas Military Airbase, Homs Governorate (four kilometers west) [60] [65] [67]
2 March 2017Artyom Gorbunov Private 2496th Reconnaissance Brigade, 1st Guards Tank Army Hostile firenear Palmyra, Homs Governorate [68] [69]
9 April 2017Alexei GoncharenkoN/AN/AN/AHostile fire (mortar attack) Hama Governorate [70] [71]
9 April 2017Igor ZavidnyN/A34N/AHostile fire (mortar attack) Hama Governorate [72] [71]
18 April 2017Sergey Bordov Major N/A Russian Marines Hostile fire Hama Governorate [73] [74]
27 April 2017Alexei Chugunov Junior sergeant 3914th Special Purpose Brigade, Spetsnaz GRU Hostile fire (mortar attack)N/A [54] [75]
27 April 2017Bogdan Derevitsky Junior sergeant 2414th Special Purpose Brigade, Spetsnaz GRU Hostile fire (mortar attack)N/A [41] [75]
2 May 2017Alexei Buchelnikov Lieutenant colonel N/AN/AHostile fire (sniper fire)N/A [76]
10 July 2017Nikolay Afanasov Captain 33N/AHostile fire (mortar attack) Hama Governorate [77] [78]
2 August 2017Kurban KasumovCaptain31 3rd Guards Spetsnaz Brigade, Spetsnaz GRU Hostile fire (mortar attack) Hama Governorate or Raqqa Governorate [79] [80] [54]
3 August 2017Valery EmdyukovN/A30 3rd Guards Spetsnaz Brigade, Spetsnaz GRU Hostile fire (mortar attack)N/A [81] [82] [54]
4 September 2017N/AN/AN/AN/AHostile fire (mortar attack) Deir ez-Zor Governorate [83]
4 September 2017N/AN/AN/AN/AHostile fire (mortar attack) Deir ez-Zor Governorate [83]
19 September 2017Alexei Goynyak Major 33 Special Operations Forces (SSO) Hostile fireN/A [84]
22 September 2017Alexei Kolganov Senior sergeant N/AN/AHostile fireN/A [54] [75]
23 September 2017 Valery Asapov Lieutenant general 51 5th Army Hostile fire (mortar attack) Deir ez-Zor Governorate [85]
30 September 2017Valery Fedyanin Colonel N/A 61st Naval Infantry Brigade Hostile fire (mortar attack) Moscow, Russia (wounds from Hama or Deir ez-Zor Governorate) [86] [87]
10 October 2017Yuri Kopylov Captain 42 Russian Air Force Non-hostile (plane crash) Khmeimim airbase, Latakia Governorate [88]
10 October 2017Yuri Medvedkov Captain N/A Russian Air Force Non-hostile (plane crash) Khmeimim airbase, Latakia Governorate [88]
31 December 2017N/AN/AN/A Russian Air Force Non-hostile (helicopter crash)15 km from Hama Military Airport, Hama Governorate [89]
31 December 2017N/AN/AN/A Russian Air Force Non-hostile (helicopter crash)15 km from Hama Military Airport, Hama Governorate [89]
31 December 2017Renat GimadievN/AN/AN/AHostile fire (mortar attack) Khmeimim air base, Latakia Governorate [90] [75]
31 December 2017N/AN/AN/AN/AHostile fire (mortar attack) Khmeimim air base, Latakia Governorate [90]
3 February 2018 Roman Filipov Major 3337th Mixed Aviation Regiment, Russian Air Force Hostile fire (shootdown) Idlib Governorate [91] [92]
6 March 2018Vladimir Eremeev Major general N/A27th Guards Motor Rifle BrigadeNon-hostile (airplane crash) Khmeimim airbase, Latakia Governorate [93]
6 March 201838 other deaths
(see list of 36 names here )		1 Colonel, 6 Majors,
2 Captains, 29 Junior
Officers and Sergeants [94] 		N/AN/ANon-hostile (airplane crash) Khmeimim airbase, Latakia Governorate [95]
3 May 2018Albert DavidyanCaptain MayorN/A Russian Air Force Non-hostile (airplane crash)Mediterranean Sea near Khmeimim airbase, Latakia Governorate [96] [97]
3 May 2018N/AN/AN/A Russian Air Force Non-hostile (airplane crash)Mediterranean Sea near Khmeimim airbase, Latakia Governorate [96]
6 May 2018Nikolay GushchinLieutenant Colonel3918th Army Aviation BrigadeNon-hostile (helicopter crash)eastern Syria [98] [99]
6 May 2018Roman MiroshnichenkoLieutenant2418th Army Aviation BrigadeNon-hostile (helicopter crash)eastern Syria [98] [99]
13 May 2018Igor Melyantsev Colonel 53 Special Operations Forces (SSO) Non-hostile (Heart attack)N/A [100] [54]
23 May 2018Kirill PolischukN/A25200th Artillery Brigade, 29th Army Hostile fire (shelling)near Mayadin, Deir ez-Zor Governorate [101] [102]
23 May 2018N/AN/AN/A200th Artillery Brigade, 29th Army Hostile fire (shelling)near Mayadin, Deir ez-Zor Governorate [101] [102]
23 May 2018N/AN/AN/A200th Artillery Brigade, 29th Army Hostile fire (shelling)near Mayadin, Deir ez-Zor Governorate [101] [102]
23 May 2018N/AN/AN/A200th Artillery Brigade, 29th Army Hostile fire (shelling)near Mayadin, Deir ez-Zor Governorate [101] [102]
2 July 2018Alexander Popov Colonel 43 Special Operations Forces (SSO) Non-hostile (Heart attack)N/A [103] [54]
17 September 201815 servicemenN/AN/AN/AFriendly fire (shootdown) Mediterranean Sea, near Latakia Governorate [104]
31 January 2019Maxim Pletnev Sergeant 24 Special Operations Forces (SSO) Hostile firenear Massasneh, Hama Governorate [105] [106] [54]
23 February 2019Suhrob Karimov Major 35 38th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade, 35th Combined Arms Army Hostile firenear Mayadin, Deir ez-Zor Governorate [107] [108] [109]
23 February 2019Albert Omarov Colonel N/A 3rd Guards Spetsnaz Brigade, Spetsnaz GRU Hostile firenear Mayadin, Deir ez-Zor Governorate [109] [107] [110]
23 February 2019N/AN/AN/AN/AHostile firenear Mayadin, Deir ez-Zor Governorate [109] [107]
18 January 2020N/AN/AN/AN/AHostile fire Idlib Governorate [111] [112]
18 January 2020N/AN/AN/AN/AHostile fire Idlib Governorate [111]
18 January 2020N/AN/AN/AN/AHostile fire Idlib Governorate [111]
18 January 2020N/AN/AN/AN/AHostile fire Idlib Governorate [111]
1 February 2020Bulat AhmatyanovMajor32Spetsgruppa "S", Federal Security Service Hostile fire Aleppo, Aleppo Governorate [113] [114]
1 February 2020Dmitry MinovCaptain34Spetsgruppa "K", Federal Security Service Hostile fire Aleppo, Aleppo Governorate [113]
1 February 2020Ruslan GimadievMajor41Spetsgruppa "K", Federal Security Service Hostile fire Aleppo, Aleppo Governorate [113]
1 February 2020Vsevolod TrofimovLieutenant32Spetsgruppa "S", Federal Security Service Hostile fire Aleppo, Aleppo Governorate [113]
11 March 2020N/AN/AN/AN/ANon-hostile (traffic accident) Tartus Governorate [115]
June 2020Anton Kopeikin Lieutenant colonel 43Spetsgruppa "B", Federal Security Service Hostile fireN/A [116]
18 August 2020Vyacheslav GladkikhMajor-GeneralN/AN/AHostile fire (improvised explosive device) Deir ez-Zor Governorate [117]
6 September 2020Mikhail MilshinSergeantN/AN/AHostile fire (improvised explosive device) Moscow, Russia (wounds from Deir ez-Zor Governorate) [118] [119]
14 January 2021Mikhail KlimentsovEnsignN/A Spetsnaz GRU Hostile fire Idlib Governorate [120]
9 June 2021N/AN/AN/AN/AHostile fire (land mine) Al-Hasakah Governorate [121]
9 September 2021N/AN/AN/AN/AHostile fire (improvised explosive device) Homs Governorate [122]
25 May 2023Oleg PechevistyColonel49N/AHostile fireN/A [123]
12 June 2023N/AN/AN/AN/AHostile fire Aleppo Governorate [124]
13 October 2023N/AN/AN/AN/AFriendly fire Al-Hasakah Governorate [125]
13 October 2023N/AN/AN/AN/AFriendly fire Al-Hasakah Governorate [125]
13 October 2023N/AN/AN/AN/AFriendly fire Al-Hasakah Governorate [125]
13 October 2023N/AN/AN/AN/AFriendly fire Al-Hasakah Governorate [125]
14 December 2023N/AN/AN/AN/AHostile fire Daraa Governorate [126]

    Status unclear

    The following list contains another 23 killed that were possibly regular military, but were not officially confirmed. [18]

    Date of deathNameRankAgeBranchCause of deathLocation of death
    19 June 2016Vladimir Bekish Colonel 425th Guards Tank Brigade, 36th Army Hostile fire (shelling) Aleppo Governorate [127]
    8 December 2016Sanal Sanchirov Major 37 56th Guards Air Assault Brigade Hostile fire (mortar attack) Palmyra, Homs Governorate [128] [129]
    5 February 2017Igor Vorona Lieutenant colonel 37N/AHostile fireN/A [130] [131]
    February–March 2017Sergei TravinN/A40+N/AHostile fireN/A [130] [131]
    8 April 2017Gennady Perfilyev Lieutenant colonel 51N/AHostile fireN/A
    18 April 2017N/AN/AN/A Russian Marines Hostile fire Hama Governorate [73] [74]
    3 May 2017Evgeny Konstantinov Captain 32N/AHostile fire Hama Governorate [132] [70]
    3 May 2017Alexander Skladan Major 37N/AHostile fire Hama Governorate [132] [70]
    June 2017Kalandarov N. D. Ensign N/A 3rd Guards Spetsnaz Brigade, Spetsnaz GRU Hostile fireN/A [133]
    16 September 2017Rustem Abzalov Colonel N/AN/AHostile fireN/A [134] [135]
    16 September 2017Vladimir TarasyukN/AN/AN/AHostile fireN/A [135]
    16 September 2017N/A General N/AN/AHostile fireN/A [135]
    23 September 2017N/A Colonel N/AN/AHostile fire (mortar attack) Deir ez-Zor Governorate [85]
    23 September 2017N/A Colonel N/AN/AHostile fire (mortar attack) Deir ez-Zor Governorate [85]
    18–23 September 2017Magomed TerbulatovN/AN/A Chechen military police Hostile firepossibly Idlib Governorate [136] [137] [138]
    September 2017Yuri KhabarovN/A40N/AHostile fireN/A [136] [137]
    October 2017Mark NeymarkN/A25 Special Operations Forces Hostile fire (landmine)N/A [139]
    1 March 2018Alexander SolopovN/A22291st Artillery Brigade, 58th Army Hostile fire Eastern Ghouta [140]
    Early March 2018Vladimir PonomarevN/AN/A291st Artillery Brigade, 58th Army Hostile fireN/A [141]
    2 November 2018Andranik Arustamyan Junior sergeant 28 21st Guards Motor Rifle Brigade Friendly fire (anti-tank mine) Deir ez-Zor Governorate [142]
    3 September 2019Dmitry SyskovCaptainN/A Special Operations Forces Hostile fire (mine) Idlib Governorate [143]
    3 September 2019Kirill NikonovSenior LieutenantN/A Special Operations Forces Hostile fire (mine) Idlib Governorate [143]
    3 September 2019Roman MitsykMajorN/A Special Operations Forces Hostile fire (mine) Idlib Governorate [143]

    On 25 December 2016, a Russian military Tupolev Tu-154 with 92 people on board crashed in the Black Sea during a flight from Sochi International Airport, Russia to Khmeimim, Syria. There were no survivors. [144] Among those killed were: 64 members of the Alexandrov Ensemble choir, nine journalists, eight crew members, eight other passenger soldiers, two federal civil servants and a prominent Russian humanitarian worker. [145]

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