Russian Armed Forces casualties in Syria

A 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] eight fighter aircraft,[5][6] 16 attack helicopters[7][8] and various other aircraft.

As of August 2016, there have been 20 officially confirmed Russian Armed Forces fatalities in the war.[9] Two or three soldiers were reported missing during the Battle of Palmyra, however this was not officially confirmed.[10]

In addition, at least 62 private military contractors (PMCs) belonging to the Russian company "Wagner" were killed or wounded by December 2015.[11] Among these, were three or nine PMCs who were killed in a mortar attack on their position in Latakia province in October 2015.[12][13] Subsequently, another six PMC deaths were reported in February and March 2016, near Latakia, Damascus and Palmyra.[11]

List of fatalities

The following is a list of the fatal casualties among the regular Russian Armed Forces:

Date of deathNameRankAgeBranchCause of deathLocation of death
24 October 2015Vadim KostenkoPrivate19Russian Air ForceNon-hostile (suicide)Khmeimim airbase, Latakia Governorate[14][15]
19 November 2015Fyodor ZhuravlyovCaptain27Russian special operations forcesHostile fireN/A[16][17]
24 November 2015Oleg PeshkovLieutenant colonel45Russian Air ForceHostile fire (shootdown)Syria–Turkey border, Latakia Governorate[18]
24 November 2015Alexander PozynichSeaman29Russian MarinesHostile fire (shootdown)Syria–Turkey border, Latakia Governorate[19]
1 February 2016Ivan CheremisinLieutenant colonelN/ARussian special operations forcesHostile fire (mortar attack)Latakia Governorate[17][20]
17 March 2016Alexander Prokhorenko Senior lieutenant25Russian special operations forcesHostile fire (air-strike)Palmyra, Homs Governorate[21][22]
12 April 2016Andrey OkladnikovCommanderN/ARussian Air ForceNon-hostile (helicopter crash)Homs, Homs Governorate[23]
12 April 2016Viktor PankovN/AN/ARussian Air ForceNon-hostile (helicopter crash)Homs, Homs Governorate[23]
7 May 2016Anton YeryginSergeant31International Mine Action CenterHostile fire (sniper fire)Palmyra, Homs Governorate[10][24]
24 May 2016Asker BizhoevN/AN/AN/AHostile fire (shelling)Palmyra, Homs Governorate[9]
7 June 2016Mikhail ShirokopoyasJunior sergeant3535th ArmyHostile fire (shelling)Moscow, Russia (wounds from Aleppo Governorate)[25][26]
16 June 2016Andrey TimoshenkovSergeantN/ARussian MarinesHostile fire (suicide car-bomb)Khmeimim airbase, Latakia Governorate (wounds from Homs Governorate)[27]
8 July 2016Evgeny DolginLieutenant24Russian Air ForceHostile fire (shootdown)Palmyra, Homs Governorate[28]
8 July 2016Ryafagat KhabibulinColonel50/51Russian Air ForceHostile fire (shootdown)Palmyra, Homs Governorate[28][29]
22 July 2016Nikita ShevchenkoPrivateN/AN/AHostile fire (Improvised explosive device)Aleppo Governorate[30]
1 August 2016Roman PavlovCaptain33Russian Air ForceHostile fire (shootdown)Idlib Governorate[31][32][33]
1 August 2016Oleg ShelamovN/A29Russian Air ForceHostile fire (shootdown)Idlib Governorate[31][32][33]
1 August 2016Pavel ShorohovCaptain41Russian Air ForceHostile fire (shootdown)Idlib Governorate[31][32][33]
1 August 2016UnknownUnknownN/ARussian Center for ReconciliationHostile fire (shootdown)Idlib Governorate[31][33]
1 August 2016UnknownUnknownN/ARussian Center for ReconciliationHostile fire (shootdown)Idlib Governorate[31][33]

The following is a list of the confirmed fatal casualties among the PMCs:

Date of deathNameAgeCause of deathLocation of death
3 February 2016Maksim Kolganov38Hostile fireLatakia Governorate[11][34]
8 February 2016Sergei Chupov51Hostile fire (mortar attack)Damascus Governorate[11][35][36][34]
9 March 2016Sergei Morozov38Hostile fire (shelling)near Palmyra, Homs Governorate[37]
9 March 2016N/AN/AHostile fire (shelling)near Palmyra, Homs Governorate[37]
17 March 2016 (around)Vadim Tumakov31Hostile firePalmyra, Homs Governorate (possibly)[38][39]

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Russia Pounds ISIS With Biggest Bomber Raid in Decades". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Russian Marines Position Themselves in Eastern Latakia". The Aviationist. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
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  9. 1 2 "Глава Кабардино-Балкарии подтвердил гибель двадцатого российского военного в Сирии". Retrieved 12 August 2016.
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  11. 1 2 3 4 "Fontanka Investigates Russian Mercenaries Dying For Putin In Syria And Ukraine". 29 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
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  13. ↑ Thomas Grove (18 December 2015). "Up to Nine Russian Contractors Die in Syria, Experts Say". WSJ. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  14. ↑ "Is Russia covering up the death of its first casualty in Syria?". 29 October 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Вадим Костенко погиб в Сирии: было ли это самоубийством (подробности)". 25 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
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  17. 1 2 "They fought for Syria: what is known about the dead soldiers from Russia". 30 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  18. ↑ "Children of Russian pilot shot down and killed by Turkish jet 'are still hoping he is still alive' say reports as family say he 'loved and died for his country'". 26 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  19. ↑ "Russian marine Alexander Pozynich buried". 27 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  20. ↑ "Russian military officer 'killed by Islamic State shelling in Syria'". 3 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  21. ↑ Alexander Prokhorenko posthumously awarded title of Hero of Russia
  22. ↑ The facts behind the Russian Rambo story
  23. 1 2 "MEDIA CALLED THE NAMES OF THOSE KILLED IN SYRIA HELICOPTER". 13 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  24. ↑ В Сирии от пули снайпера погиб российский сержант Антон Ерыгин
  25. ↑ "Russian soldiers dies of wounds he suffered in Syria". 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  26. ↑ Russian MoD Confirms Death of Contract Soldier In Syria After Reports Deleted from Local Russian Press
  27. ↑ "Russian soldier dies in Syria after preventing car bomb attack on aid distribution point". Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  28. 1 2 "Russian Pilots in Syria 'Died Having Stopped a Terrorist Advance'". 11 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  29. ↑ "Russian helicopter pilot downed in Syria saved numerous lives over 25-yr service". 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  30. ↑ "В Сирии погиб российский солдат". Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  31. 1 2 3 4 5 "Russian helicopter on Aleppo aid mission shot down, all 5 aboard dead". Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  32. 1 2 3
  33. 1 2 3 4 5 Сводка событий в Сирии за 1 августа 2016 года
  34. 1 2 Media: Russian losses in Syria may number in the dozens
  35. ↑ "Russian major was killed in Syria last month: former subordinates". 23 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  36. ↑ Fellow Russian Servicemen Report Death of 6th Russian Soldier in Syria; Widow Denies
  37. 1 2 "Ghost soldiers: the Russians secretly dying for the Kremlin in Syria". 3 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  38. ↑ How Many Russian Soldiers Have Died in Syria?
  39. ↑ В Сирии погиб еще один оренбуржец
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