Russian Armed Forces casualties in Syria

The Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war started on 30 September 2015, with 4,000 Russian military personnel being stationed in Syria.{{cite web|last=Tsvetkova|first=Maria |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-russia-idUSKCN0SX0H820151108|title=Russian soldiers geolocated by photos in multiple Syria locations|work=Reuters|date=8 November 2015|access-date=11 October 2017}} The Russian forces also consisted of 25 strategic bombers,{{cite news|last=Axe|first=David |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/11/17/russia-pounds-isis-with-biggest-bomber-raid-in-decades.html|title=Russia Pounds ISIS With Biggest Bomber Raid in Decades|work=The Daily Beast|date=17 November 2015|accessdate=20 November 2015}} 20 tactical bombers,{{cite web|last=Cenciotti| first=David|url= http://theaviationist.com/2015/09/29/su-34-have-arrived-in-syria/|title=Russian Marines Position Themselves in Eastern Latakia|work=The Aviationist|date=29 September 2015|accessdate=1 October 2015}} 12 attack bombers,{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2015/09/21/these-are-the-28-jets-russia-now-has-in-syria/|title=This is the airpower Russia has in Syria|last= Gibbons-Neff|first=Thomas|date=21 September 2015|newspaper=The Washington Post|accessdate=30 September 2015}} 8 fighter aircraft,{{cite web|url=https://www.stratfor.com/analysis/russian-fighter-aircraft-arrive-syria|title=Russian Fighter Aircraft Arrive in Syria|work=Stratfor|date=21 September 2015|accessdate=1 October 2015}}{{cite news|url= http://www.rg.ru/2016/02/01/istrebitel-site.html |title= Россия перебросила в Сирию новейшие Су-35С |last=Ptichkin|first= Sergey |date=1 February 2016|work=Rossiyskaya Gazeta|accessdate=1 February 2016|language=ru}} 16 attack helicopters{{cite web|url=https://www.stratfor.com/sample/analysis/russian-fighter-aircraft-arrive-syria|title=Russian Fighter Aircraft Arrive in Syria|work=Stratfor|accessdate=8 October 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015222707/https://www.stratfor.com/sample/analysis/russian-fighter-aircraft-arrive-syria|archivedate=15 October 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://rg.ru/2015/11/30/vertolet-site-anons.html|title=В Сирии заметили Ка-52 и Ми-28Н|last=Shchegolev|first=Ilya|work=Rossiyskaya Gazeta|date=30 November 2015|accessdate=26 March 2016|language=ru}} and various other aircraft.

As of spring 2019, there have been 116 officially confirmed Russian Armed Forces fatalities in the war.{{cite web|url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/02/03/4-russian-special-forces-officers-killed-in-syria-reports-a69139#|title=4 Russian Special Forces Officers Killed in Syria – Reports|date= 3 February 2020|work=The Moscow Times}} 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,{{cite news|title=Thousands of Russian private contractors fighting in Syria|url=https://apnews.com/7f9e63cb14a54dfa9148b6430d89e873|accessdate=12 December 2017|work=AP News}} 40–60 of whom died during the first several months of 2017, according to Fontanka{{cite web|url=http://rusletter.com/articles/what_losses_pmc_wagner_suffered_in_syria|title=What losses PMC Wagner suffered in Syria|publisher=Fontanka.ru|date=22 August 2017|access-date=7 October 2017|via=RusLetter}} and one more PMC was killed in late December 2017. {{Cite web|url=https://news.vtomske.ru/news/150657-eshche-odin-dobrovolec-iz-tomskoi-oblasti-pogib-v-sirii|title=Еще один доброволец из Томской области погиб в Сирии|date=January 15, 2018|website=vtomske.ru}} In early 2018, the founder of CIT stated the PMCs' death toll was at least 100–200,{{cite web|url=https://www.inopressa.ru/article/14Dec2017/spiegel/vagner01.html|title=Россия скрывает убитых|website=www.inopressa.ru|accessdate=20 January 2018}} while another CIT blogger said at least 150 were killed and more than 900 were wounded.{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/a-russian-blackwater-putins-secret-soldiers-in-ukraine-and-syria|title=A Russian Blackwater? Putin's Secret Soldiers in Ukraine and Syria|first=Anna|last=Nemtsova|newspaper=The Daily Beast|date=2 January 2018|publisher=|accessdate=20 January 2018|via=www.thedailybeast.com}} They belonged to the Russian company "Wagner". 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. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/15/fifteen-russian-security-staff-killed-in-syria-explosion Fifteen Russian security staff killed in Syria explosion: The incident at a weapons depot follows the reported deaths of scores of Russian mercenaries in a US-led coalition attack last week] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301064046/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/15/fifteen-russian-security-staff-killed-in-syria-explosion |date=2018-03-01 }} The Guardian, 15 February 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedefensepost.com/2018/02/10/russians-killed-coalition-strikes-deir-ezzor-syria/|title=More than 200 Russians may have been killed in Coalition strikes in Syria|date=February 10, 2018|work=The Defense Post|access-date=May 21, 2020|archive-date=April 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423084552/https://www.thedefensepost.com/2018/02/10/russians-killed-coalition-strikes-deir-ezzor-syria/|url-status=live}} On 15 March 2023, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that 266 Russian PMCs were killed in Syria during the civil war,{{cite web|date=15 March 2023|title=Syrian Revolution 12 years on {{!}} Nearly 614,000 persons killed since the onset of the revolution in March 2011|url=https://www.syriahr.com/en/291981/|publisher=SOHR|access-date=15 March 2023|archive-date=15 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315173318/https://www.syriahr.com/en/291981/|url-status=live}} while BBC News Russian confirmed by names the deaths of 346 PMCs as of 14 December 2024.[https://www.bbc.com/russian/articles/cn081pl1pl4o Сколько российских военных погибло в Сирии?]

In addition, at least 23 fighters have been killed that were possibly regular military, but their status has not been officially confirmed.{{cite web|url=https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/34-russian-soldiers-killed-action-across-syria-since-intervention-began-kremlin/|title=34 Russian soldiers killed-in-action across Syria since intervention began: Kremlin|date=3 August 2017|publisher=|accessdate=12 December 2017|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327110544/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/34-russian-soldiers-killed-action-across-syria-since-intervention-began-kremlin/|url-status=dead}}

As of 14 December 2024, following the Fall of the Assad regime, BBC News Russian confirmed by names the deaths of 190 servicemen of the regular Russian Armed Forces and 7 officers of the Russian Federal Security Service during the conflict.

List of fatalities

= Confirmed =

The following list contains 144 servicemen listed as killed among the regular Russian Armed Forces and 7 officers of the Russian Federal Security Service:[https://www.rbc.ru/politics/15/03/2021/58457c589a79473fa152c4a2 Список погибших россиян с начала кампании ВКС в Сирии] // РБК[https://defence-ua.com/army_and_war/stalo_vidomo_chislo_vtrat_rf_v_siriji-3144.html Стало відомо число втрат РФ у Сирії] // Defense Express

Date of death\|\|Name\|\|Rank\|\|Age\|\|Branch\|\|Cause of death\|\|Location of death
class="wikitable sortable" style="border:3px solid #cccccc; background:#cccccc;"
1 October 2015	Edward Sokurov	Sergeant	29	346th Special Purpose Brigade, Spetsnaz GRU	Hostile fire	N/A{{cite news\|title=Media: Russian serviceman was killed during Russia's first day of operations in Syria last year\|url=http://uawire.org/news/media-russian-serviceman-was-killed-during-russia-s-first-day-of-operations-in-syria-last-year#\|accessdate=16 December 2016\|date=16 December 2016}}{{cite web\|url=https://ria.ru/20161216/1483802202.html\|title=Погибшего в Сирии военного из Нальчика посмертно наградили за отвагу\|date=16 December 2016\|publisher=\|accessdate=16 December 2017}}
24 October 2015	Vadim Kostenko	Private	19	Russian Air Force	Non-hostile (suicide)	Khmeimim airbase, Latakia Governorate{{cite news\|title=Is Russia covering up the death of its first casualty in Syria?\|url=http://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/90486-151027-are-the-russian-covering-up-the-death-of-their-first-casualty-in-syria\|accessdate=29 October 2015\|date=29 October 2015}}{{cite news\|title=Вадим Костенко погиб в Сирии: было ли это самоубийством (подробности)\|url=http://fudziyama.ru/proisshestviya/8523-vadim-kostenko-pogib-v-sirii-bylo-li-eto-samoubiystvom-podrobnosti.html\|accessdate=25 March 2016\|date=25 March 2016\|archive-date=23 April 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423082221/http://fudziyama.ru/proisshestviya/8523-vadim-kostenko-pogib-v-sirii-bylo-li-eto-samoubiystvom-podrobnosti.html\|url-status=dead}}
19 November 2015	Maxim Sorochenko	Captain	31	Special Operations Forces (SSO)	Hostile fire	N/A{{cite web\|url=https://informnapalm.org/en/secret-losses-russian-gru-special-forces/\|title="Secret Losses" of Russian GRU Special Forces - InformNapalm.org (English)\|date=9 December 2016\|publisher=\|accessdate=12 December 2017}}{{Cite web\|url=https://sovsojuz.mirtesen.ru/blog/43741690324/Pogibli-v-Sirii.-Kapitan-Arhireev-Oleg-i-kapitan-Sorochenko-Maks\|title=Погибли в Сирии. Капитан Архиреев Олег и капитан Сороченко Максим - Мы из Советского Союза - 22 февраля - 43741690324 - Медиаплатформа МирТесен\|website=zhiznteatr.mirtesen.ru}}
19 November 2015	Fyodor Zhuravlyov	Captain	27	Special Operations Forces (SSO)	Hostile fire	N/A{{cite news\|title=Russia breaks official silence to honor soldier killed in Syria\|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-russia-death-idUKKCN0WJ200\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317182558/http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-russia-death-idUKKCN0WJ200\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=March 17, 2016\|accessdate=17 March 2016\|date=17 March 2016}}{{Cite web\|url=https://citeam.org/russian-specoperations-servicemen-killed-in-syria/?lang=en\|title=Russian Special Operations Forces servicemen killed in Syria – Conflict Intelligence Team\|first=Reggae\|last=Mortis}}
24 November 2015	Oleg Peshkov	Lieutenant colonel	45	Russian Air Force	Hostile fire (shootdown)	Syria–Turkey border, Latakia Governorate{{cite news\|title=Relatives honour Siberian-born war hero who 'loved Russia and died for Russia'\|url=http://siberiantimes.com/other/others/news/0501-relatives-honour-siberian-born-war-hero-who-loved-russia-and-died-for-russia/\|accessdate=26 November 2015\|date=26 November 2015}}
24 November 2015	Alexander Pozynich	Seaman	29	Russian Marines	Hostile fire (shootdown)	Syria–Turkey border, Latakia Governorate{{cite news\|title=Russian marine Alexander Pozynich buried\|url=http://www.euronews.com/2015/11/27/russian-marine-alexander-pozynich-buried/\|accessdate=27 November 2015\|date=27 November 2015}}
1 February 2016	Ivan Cheremisin	Lieutenant colonel	42	Special Operations Forces (SSO)	Hostile fire (mortar attack)	Latakia Governorate{{cite news\|title=Russian military officer 'killed by Islamic State shelling in Syria'\|url=https://news.yahoo.com/russian-military-officer-killed-islamic-state-shelling-syria-202037529.html\|accessdate=3 February 2016\|date=3 February 2016}}{{Cite web\|url=https://citeam.org/russian-special-operations-forces-secret-losses-in-syria/?lang=en\|title=Russian Special Operations Forces' secret losses in Syria – Conflict Intelligence Team\|first=Ruslan\|last=Leviev}}{{Cite web\|title=Погиб в Сирии подполковник Иван Черемисин - Мы из Советского Союза - медиаплатформа МирТесен\|url=https://sovsojuz.mirtesen.ru/blog/43116504551/Pogib-v-Sirii-podpolkovnik-Ivan-CHeremisin\|access-date=2021-05-10\|website=Мы из Советского Союза - МирТесен\|language=ru}}
17 March 2016	Alexander Prokhorenko	Senior lieutenant	25	Special Operations Forces (SSO)	Hostile fire (air-strike)	Palmyra, Homs Governorate{{cite web\|url=http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/51698\|title=Alexander Prokhorenko posthumously awarded title of Hero of Russia\|publisher=Kremlin.ru\|date=11 April 2016\|access-date=11 October 2017}}{{cite web\|url=http://www.pri.org/stories/2016-04-05/facts-behind-russian-rambo-story\|title=The facts behind the Russian Rambo story\|publisher=\|accessdate=12 December 2017}}
12 April 2016	Andrey Okladnikov	Major	38	Russian Air Force	Non-hostile (helicopter crash)	Homs, Homs Governorate{{cite news\|title=Media called the names of those killed in Syria helicopter\|url=http://rushincrash.com/forces/army-force-structures/media-called-the-names-of-those-killed-in-syria-helicopter/\|accessdate=13 April 2016\|date=13 April 2016}}{{Dead link\|date=April 2019 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web\|title=Andrey Vladimirovich Okladnikov Memory\|url=https://mccvu.ru/memory/21349/}}
12 April 2016	Viktor Pankov	N/A	N/A	Russian Air Force	Non-hostile (helicopter crash)	Homs, Homs Governorate
7 May 2016	Anton Yerygin	Sergeant	31	{{ill\|International Mine Action Center\|ru\|Международный противоминный центр}}	Hostile fire (sniper fire)	Palmyra, Homs Governorate{{cite news\|title=Russia confirms ninth soldier killed in Syria\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/12/russia-confirms-ninth-soldier-killed-in-syria/\|accessdate=12 May 2016\|date=12 May 2016}}{{cite web\|url=http://free-news.su/proisshestviya/11531-pogib-voennyj-anton-erygin\|title=В Сирии от пули снайпера погиб российский сержант Антон Ерыгин\|date=12 May 2016\|publisher=\|accessdate=12 December 2017}}
24 May 2016	Asker Bizhoev	N/A	N/A	N/A	Hostile fire (shelling)	Palmyra, Homs Governorate{{cite news\|url=https://tvrain.ru/news/glava_kabardino_balkarii_podtverdil_gibel_dvadtsatogo_rossijskogo_voennogo_v_sirii-415187/?_branch_match_id=288643821470443681\|title=Глава Кабардино-Балкарии подтвердил гибель двадцатого российского военного в Сирии \|accessdate=12 August 2016}}
3 June 2016	{{ill\|Marat Akhmetshin\|ru\|Ахметшин, Марат Радикович}}	Captain	35	9th Motorized Rifle Brigade, 3rd Motor Rifle Division	Hostile fire	Palmyra, Homs Governorate{{cite web\|url=http://www.rbc.ru/politics/03/05/2017/58457c589a79473fa152c4a2\|title=Список погибших россиян с начала кампании ВКС в Сирии\|publisher=RBC\|date=3 May 2017\|access-date=11 October 2017\|language=ru}}{{cite web\|url=http://csef.ru/en/oborona-i-bezopasnost/423/podvig-kapitana-razvedki-v-sirii-marat-ahmetshin-protiv-200-igilovczev-7398\|title=The heroism of captain intelligence in Syria: "Marat Akhmetshin vs 200 ISIS"\|website=csef.ru\|accessdate=12 December 2017}}
7 June 2016	Mikhail Shirokopoyas	Junior sergeant	35	35th Army	Hostile fire (shelling)	Moscow, Russia (wounds from Aleppo Governorate){{cite news\|title=Russian soldiers dies of wounds he suffered in Syria\|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ea54515d4697450b93697580f31efd57/russian-soldiers-dies-wounds-he-suffered-syria\|accessdate=16 June 2016\|date=16 June 2016\|archive-date=16 June 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616214700/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ea54515d4697450b93697580f31efd57/russian-soldiers-dies-wounds-he-suffered-syria\|url-status=dead}}{{cite web\|url=http://www.interpretermag.com/june-16-2016/\|title=Russian MoD Confirms Death of Contract Soldier In Syria After Reports Deleted from Local Russian Press\|website=www.interpretermag.com\|accessdate=12 December 2017}}
9 June 2016	Oleg Arhireev	Captain	28	Special Operations Forces (SSO)	Hostile fire (landmine)	N/A
14 June 2016	Sergei Pechalnov	Senior lieutenant	28	Special Operations Forces (SSO)	Hostile fire (landmine)	Moscow, Russia (wounds from 9 June 2016, in Syria){{Cite web\|url=http://37kp.ru/%d0%bf%d0%b5%d1%87%d0%b0%d0%bb%d1%8c%d0%bd%d0%be%d0%b2-%d1%81%d0%b5%d1%80%d0%b3%d0%b5%d0%b9-16-03-1988-14-06-2016/\|title=Книга Памяти Ивановской области » Печальнов Сергей Александрович}}
16 June 2016	Andrey Timoshenkov	Sergeant	N/A	Russian Marines	Hostile fire (suicide car-bomb)	Khmeimim airbase, Latakia Governorate (wounds from Homs Governorate){{cite news\|url=http://uawire.org/news/russian-soldier-killed-in-syria?\|title=Russian soldier killed in Syria\|accessdate=19 June 2016}}
8 July 2016	Evgeny Dolgin	Lieutenant	24	Russian Air Force	Hostile fire (shootdown)	Palmyra, Homs Governorate{{cite news\|title=Memorial services for Russian pilots killed in Syria held in Russia\|url=https://www.ruaviation.com/news/2016/7/12/5968/print/?h\|accessdate=12 July 2016\|date=12 July 2016}}
8 July 2016	{{ill\|Ryafagat Khabibulin\|ru\|Хабибуллин, Ряфагать Махмутович}}	Colonel	51	Russian Air Force	Hostile fire (shootdown)	Palmyra, Homs Governorate{{Cite web\|url=http://www.svvaul.ru/istoriya/geroi-vypuskniki/880\|title=Хабибуллин Ряфагать Махмутович - СВВАУЛ\|website=www.svvaul.ru}}
22 July 2016	Nikita Shevchenko	Private	N/A	N/A	Hostile fire (improvised explosive device)	Aleppo Governorate{{cite news\|url=http://www.vz.ru/news/2016/7/22/823096.html\|title=В Сирии погиб российский солдат\|accessdate=22 July 2016}}
1 August 2016	Roman Pavlov	Captain	33	92nd Helicopter Squadron, Russian Air Force	Hostile fire (shootdown)	Idlib Governorate{{cite news\|url=https://www.ktbs.com/news/russian-helicopter-shot-down-in-syria/article_32baa0f9-a4d5-5695-b1ff-3a351227e06f.html\|title=Russian helicopter shot down in Syria \|accessdate=1 August 2016}}{{cite tweet\|user=CITeam_en\|author=CIT (en)\|number=760168599302594560\|date=1 August 2016\|title=Crew of downed Mi-8: captain Roman Pavlov, navigator Oleg Shelamov, technician Pavel Shorohov via @mod_russia source\|accessdate=12 December 2017}}{{cite web\|url=http://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2016/1-august-the-russian-pilot-oleg-shelamov-killed-in-syria\|title=The Russian pilot Oleg Shelamov killed in Syria served at 92nd helicopter squadron in Klin - Map of Syrian Civil War - Syria news today - syria.liveuamap.com\|website=Map of Syrian Civil War - Syria news today - syria.liveuamap.com\|accessdate=12 December 2017}}
1 August 2016	Oleg Shelamov	Senior lieutenant	29	92nd Helicopter Squadron, Russian Air Force	Hostile fire (shootdown)	Idlib Governorate
1 August 2016	Pavel Shorohov	Captain	41	92nd Helicopter Squadron, Russian Air Force	Hostile fire (shootdown)	Idlib Governorate
1 August 2016	N/A	N/A	N/A	Russian Center for Reconciliation	Hostile fire (shootdown)	Idlib Governorate
1 August 2016	N/A	N/A	N/A	Russian Center for Reconciliation	Hostile fire (shootdown)	Idlib Governorate
7 September 2016	Evgeny Zakharchenkov	Junior sergeant	28	14th Special Purpose Brigade, Spetsnaz GRU	Hostile fire	N/A{{Cite web\|url=http://xn--80aeincyabfeboxo2k.xn--p1ai/soldatami-stanovyatsya/1552-ne-drognul-v-minutu-opasnosti.html\|title=Не дрогнул в минуту опасности…\|date=June 23, 2017\|website=xn--80aeincyabfeboxo2k.xn--p1ai}}{{Cite web\|url=https://t.me/ok_spn/1650\|title=Канал специального назначения\|website=t.me}}
22 September 2016	Sergey Chernyshov	Major	32	Spetsgruppa "A", Federal Security Service	Hostile fire	Officially listed as killed in Dagestan, Russia{{Cite web\|url=http://www.specnaz.ru/articles/240/20/2523.htm\|title=ПАМЯТИ МАЙОРА ЧЕРНЫШОВА}}
5 December 2016	Nadezhda Durachenko	Sergeant	40 (around)	Ministry of Defence's special medical unit	Hostile fire (shelling)	Aleppo, Aleppo Governorate{{cite web\|url=https://rbth.com/news/2016/11/30/russian-defense-ministry-dispatches-mobile-hospital-to-aleppo_652279\|title=Russian Defense Ministry dispatches mobile hospital to Aleppo\|last=TASS\|date=30 November 2016\|publisher=\|accessdate=12 December 2017\|archive-date=18 May 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518144951/https://www.rbth.com/news/2016/11/30/russian-defense-ministry-dispatches-mobile-hospital-to-aleppo_652279\|url-status=dead}}{{cite web\|url=http://siberiantimes.com/other/others/news/n0807-two-nurses-from-russian-far-east-killed-on-attack-on-mobile-hospital-in-aleppo/\|title=Two nurses from Russian Far East killed on attack on mobile hospital in Aleppo\|publisher=\|accessdate=12 December 2017}}
5 December 2016	Galina Mikhaylova	Sergeant	40 (around)	Ministry of Defence's special medical unit	Hostile fire (shelling)	Aleppo, Aleppo Governorate
7 December 2016	{{ill\|Ruslan Galitsky\|ru\|Галицкий, Руслан Викторович}}	Colonel	44	5th Guards Tank Brigade, 36th Army	Hostile fire (shelling)	Aleppo, Aleppo Governorate{{cite news\|url=http://mil.today/2016/Syria16/\|title=Russian Military Confirmed Death of its Tank Brigade Commander in Syria\|accessdate=7 December 2016}}{{Cite web\|url=http://archive.redstar.ru/index.php/2011-07-25-15-55-34/item/31521-r-v-galitskij\|title=Р.В. ГАЛИЦКИЙ\|website=archive.redstar.ru}}
16 February 2017	Pavel Kozachenkov	Major	31	Russian Marines	Hostile fire (improvised explosive device)	Tiyas Military Airbase, Homs Governorate (four kilometers west){{cite news\|title=Four Russian servicemen killed in car blast in Syria \|url=https://tass.com/world/931888\|accessdate=20 February 2017\|date=20 February 2017}} [https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-soldiers-killed-airbase/28320572.html Four Russian Soldiers Killed By Roadside Bomb Near Syria's T-4 Airbase]{{cite web\|url=http://www.penzainform.ru/news/social/2017/02/21/v_penze_pohoronili_voennosluzhashego_pogibshego_v_sirii.html\|title=В Пензе похоронили военнослужащего, погибшего в Сирии\|website=www.penzainform.ru\|date=21 February 2017 \|accessdate=12 December 2017}}{{cite web\|url=http://1pnz.ru/city_online/proishestviya/news/v-penze-proshli-pokhorony-morpekha-pogibshego-v-sirii/\|title=В Пензе прошли похороны морпеха, погибшего в Сирии\|publisher=\|accessdate=12 December 2017}}
16 February 2017	Vadim Magamurov	Senior lieutenant	31	Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU)	Hostile fire (improvised explosive device)	Tiyas Military Airbase, Homs Governorate (four kilometers west){{Cite web\|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3224784\|title=Еще четверо российских военных погибли в Сирии\|date=February 20, 2017\|website=www.kommersant.ru}}{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/20/world/middleeast/russia-syria-war.html\|title=Syria Bombing Kills 4 Russians\|first=Ivan\|last=Nechepurenko\|work=The New York Times \|date=20 February 2017\|publisher=\|accessdate=12 December 2017\|via=NYTimes.com}}
16 February 2017	Sergey Senin	Lieutenant colonel	43	N/A	Hostile fire (improvised explosive device)	Tiyas Military Airbase, Homs Governorate (four kilometers west)[https://proza.ru/2018/04/16/1124 На сирийской земле. Светлой памяти погибших в бою]{{Cite web\|url=https://zhiznteatr.mirtesen.ru/blog/43634349574/Pogib-v-Sirii-podpolkovnik-Senin-Sergey.-2017\|title=Погиб в Сирии подполковник Сенин Сергей. 2017 - Жизнь - театр - 5 мая - 43634349574 - Медиаплатформа МирТесен\|website=zhiznteatr.mirtesen.ru}}
16 February 2017	Andrei Zekunov	Colonel	44	152nd Guards Missile Brigade, Russian Marines	Hostile fire (improvised explosive device)	Tiyas Military Airbase, Homs Governorate (four kilometers west)[http://www.evasiljeva.ru/2018/02/blog-post_12.html Древний обычай «ихтамнет» или Васильеваопятьвсеврет] [http://www.xn--39-glci7bfhcka.xn--p1ai/index.php/the-news/1320-nikto-ne-zabyt-nichto-ne-zabyto COLONEL ZEKUNOV ANDREY NIKOLAEVICH]
2 March 2017	Artyom Gorbunov	Private	24	96th Reconnaissance Brigade, 1st Guards Tank Army	Hostile fire	near Palmyra, Homs Governorate{{cite web\|url=http://www.interfax.ru/russia/552553\|title=Минобороны РФ подтвердило гибель российского военнослужащего в районе Пальмиры\|date=6 March 2017\|publisher=\|accessdate=12 December 2017}}{{cite news\|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-russia-casualtie-idUSKBN16T0S4\|title=Russia underplayed losses in recapture of Syria's Palmyra\|website=Reuters \|date=22 March 2017 \|publisher=\|accessdate=22 March 2017}}
9 April 2017	Alexei Goncharenko	N/A	N/A	N/A	Hostile fire (mortar attack)	Hama Governorate{{cite web\|url=https://echo.msk.ru/blog/citeam/1986254-echo/\|title=Российские военные погибли в Сирии под обстрелом из "Града"?\|accessdate=23 May 2017}}{{cite web\|url=https://www.voanews.com/world-news/middle-east-dont-use/2-russian-soldiers-killed-syria\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203070733/https://www.voanews.com/world-news/middle-east-dont-use/2-russian-soldiers-killed-syria\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=December 3, 2020\|title=2 Russian Soldiers Killed in Syria\|publisher=\|accessdate=11 April 2017}}
9 April 2017	Igor Zavidny	N/A	34	N/A	Hostile fire (mortar attack)	Hama Governorate{{cite web\|url=http://www.rbc.ru/politics/10/04/2017/58ebd9ed9a7947afb2a8ff6d\|title=В Сирии погиб российский военный\|website=РБК\|accessdate=12 December 2017}}
18 April 2017	Sergey Bordov	Major	N/A	Russian Marines	Hostile fire	Hama Governorate{{cite news\|title=Russian marine major killed in combat in Syria - agencies\|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-russia-casualtie-idUKKBN17M1Q3?il=0\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421094611/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-russia-casualtie-idUKKBN17M1Q3?il=0\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=April 21, 2017\|accessdate=20 April 2017\|date=20 April 2017}}{{Cite web \|url=https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/kremlin-confirms-death-russian-military-advisor-due-missile-attack-fsa-militia/ \|title=Kremlin confirms death of Russian military advisor due to missile attack from FSA militia \|access-date=2017-04-20 \|archive-date=2017-04-21 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421094723/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/kremlin-confirms-death-russian-military-advisor-due-missile-attack-fsa-militia/ \|url-status=dead }}
27 April 2017	Alexei Chugunov	Junior sergeant	39	14th Special Purpose Brigade, Spetsnaz GRU	Hostile fire (mortar attack)	N/A{{Cite web\|url=https://todaykhv.ru/news/society/11126/\|title=В Хабаровске к именам погибших в Сирии возложили цветы\|website=todaykhv.ru}}
27 April 2017	Bogdan Derevitsky	Junior sergeant	24	14th Special Purpose Brigade, Spetsnaz GRU	Hostile fire (mortar attack)	N/A
2 May 2017	Alexei Buchelnikov	Lieutenant colonel	N/A	N/A	Hostile fire (sniper fire)	N/A{{Cite web \|url=https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/russian-military-advisor-killed-sniper-fire-syria/ \|title=Russian military advisor killed by sniper fire in Syria \|access-date=2017-05-03 \|archive-date=2017-05-03 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503114959/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/russian-military-advisor-killed-sniper-fire-syria/ \|url-status=dead }}
10 July 2017	Nikolay Afanasov	Captain	33	N/A	Hostile fire (mortar attack)	Hama Governorate{{cite web\|url=https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2017/7/12/russian-soldier-killed-in-syrias-hama-province\|title=Russian soldier killed by 'sudden mortar fire' at Syrian government army camp in Hama\|date=12 July 2017\|publisher=}}{{Cite web\|url=https://dp32.ru/en/opoveschenie/voennaya-operaciya-rossii-v-sirii-rossiiskie-voiska-v-sirii-vlast-ne/\|title=Russia's military operation in Syria - Russian troops in Syria. Power has no right to deceive the people! To the death of Russian military in Syria\|website=dp32.ru}}
2 August 2017	Kurban Kasumov	Captain	31	3rd Guards Spetsnaz Brigade, Spetsnaz GRU	Hostile fire (mortar attack)	Hama Governorate or Raqqa Governorate{{cite web\|url=https://frontnews.eu/news/en/13959/Russian-scout-died-in-Syria\|title=Russian scout died in Syria\|website=FrontNews\|accessdate=12 December 2017}}{{Cite web\|url=https://uawire.org/captain-of-the-russian-main-intelligence-directorate-gru-killed-in-syria\|title=UAWire - Captain of the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate killed In Syria\|website=uawire.org}}
3 August 2017	Valery Emdyukov	N/A	30	3rd Guards Spetsnaz Brigade, Spetsnaz GRU	Hostile fire (mortar attack)	N/A{{cite web\|url=https://www.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=2922520\|title=В Чувашии похоронили погибшего в Сирии Валерия Емдюкова\|website=vesti.ru\|accessdate=12 December 2017}}{{cite web\|url=http://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2017/8-november-a-memorial-plaque-in-cheboksary-to-valeriy-emdyukov\|title=A memorial plaque in Cheboksary to Valeriy Emdyukov who was killed in Syria shows the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) logo. State media reported he served in Tolyatti, where 3rd Spetsnaz GRU brigade is based. This brigade's soldiers were captured by Ukrainians in 2015. - Map of News from Russia in English. From Vladivostok to Kaliningrad - News from Russia - russia.liveuamap.com\|website=Map of News from Russia in English. From Vladivostok to Kaliningrad - News from Russia - russia.liveuamap.com\|accessdate=12 December 2017}}
4 September 2017	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Hostile fire (mortar attack)	Deir ez-Zor Governorate{{cite news\|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-russia/two-russian-soldiers-killed-by-shelling-in-syrias-deir-al-zor-province-ifax-idUSKCN1BF2F7\|title=Two Russian soldiers killed by shelling in Syria's Deir al-Zor provinc\|date=4 September 2017\|publisher=\|accessdate=12 December 2017\|newspaper=Reuters}}
4 September 2017	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Hostile fire (mortar attack)	Deir ez-Zor Governorate
19 September 2017	Alexei Goynyak	Major	33	Special Operations Forces (SSO)	Hostile fire	N/A{{Cite web\|url=https://warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=28651\|title=Гойняк Алексей Николаевич\|website=warheroes.ru}}
22 September 2017	Alexei Kolganov	Senior sergeant	N/A	N/A	Hostile fire	N/A
23 September 2017	Valery Asapov	Lieutenant general	51	5th Army	Hostile fire (mortar attack)	Deir ez-Zor Governorate{{cite web\|url=https://www.unian.info/world/2152161-russian-army-general-ex-commander-of-dpr-militants-killed-in-syria-media.html\|title=Russian army general, ex-commander of "DPR" militants, killed in Syria - media\|publisher=\|accessdate=12 December 2017}}
30 September 2017	Valery Fedyanin	Colonel	N/A	61st Naval Infantry Brigade	Hostile fire (mortar attack)	Moscow, Russia (wounds from Hama or Deir ez-Zor Governorate){{cite web\|url=http://tass.com/defense/968366\|title=Russian Colonel Fedyanin dies in Moscow hospital from wounds received in Syria\|publisher=\|accessdate=12 December 2017}}{{Cite web\|url=https://frontnews.eu/ua/home/\|title=Головна сторінка \| Front News - Україна\|website=frontnews.eu}}
10 October 2017	Yuri Kopylov	Captain	42	Russian Air Force	Non-hostile (plane crash)	Khmeimim airbase, Latakia Governorate{{cite web\|url=https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/russia-funeral-held-pilot-yuri-kopylov-died-syria/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014013306/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/russia-funeral-held-pilot-yuri-kopylov-died-syria/\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=October 14, 2017\|title=Russia: Funeral held for pilot Yuri Kopylov who died in Syria\|date=14 October 2017\|access-date=14 October 2017}}
10 October 2017	Yuri Medvedkov	Captain	N/A	Russian Air Force	Non-hostile (plane crash)	Khmeimim airbase, Latakia Governorate
31 December 2017	N/A	N/A	N/A	Russian Air Force	Non-hostile (helicopter crash)	15 km from Hama Military Airport, Hama Governorate{{cite news\|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-syria-military-helicopter-crashes/28952781.html\|title=Russian Military Helicopter Crashes In Syria, Killing Both Pilots\|newspaper=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty \|date=3 January 2018\|accessdate=3 January 2018}}
31 December 2017	N/A	N/A	N/A	Russian Air Force	Non-hostile (helicopter crash)	15 km from Hama Military Airport, Hama Governorate
31 December 2017	Renat Gimadiev	N/A	N/A	N/A	Hostile fire (mortar attack)	Khmeimim air base, Latakia Governorate{{cite news\|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-syria-two-soldiers-killed-mortar-attack/28954399.html\|title=Russia Says Two Soldiers Killed In Mortar Attack In Syria\|newspaper=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty \|date=4 January 2018\|accessdate=4 January 2018}}
31 December 2017	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Hostile fire (mortar attack)	Khmeimim air base, Latakia Governorate
3 February 2018	Roman Filipov	Major	33	37th Mixed Aviation Regiment, Russian Air Force	Hostile fire (shootdown)	Idlib Governorate{{Cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/05/russia-rains-retaliatory-strikes-rebel-held-idlib-jet-downed/\|title=Russian pilot shouts 'this is for our guys' as he blows himself up to evade capture in Syria\|first1=Josie\|last1=Ensor\|first2=Matthew\|last2=Bodner\|newspaper=The Telegraph \|date=February 5, 2018\|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}{{Cite web\|url=https://www.unian.info/world/2381398-russian-su-25-pilot-killed-in-syria-never-been-citizen-of-ukraine-journalist.html\|title=Russian Su-25 pilot killed in Syria never been citizen of Ukraine – journalist\|website=www.unian.info}}
6 March 2018	Vladimir Eremeev	Major general	N/A	27th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade	Non-hostile (airplane crash)	Khmeimim airbase, Latakia Governorate{{cite news\|title=Что известно о российском генерале, который погиб в Ан-26 в Сирии\|url=https://inforesist.org/chto-izvestno-o-rossiyskom-generale-kotoryiy-pogib-v-an-26-v-sirii/\|accessdate=6 March 2018\|date=6 March 2018}}
6 March 2018	38 other deaths (see list of 36 names here [https://proza.ru/2018/04/16/1124])	1 Colonel, 6 Majors, 2 Captains, 29 Junior Officers and Sergeants{{Cite web\|url=https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2018/03/russia-eyes-updating-syria-strategy.html\|title=Russia considering course change after new challenges in Syria - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East\|website=www.al-monitor.com}}	N/A	N/A	Non-hostile (airplane crash)	Khmeimim airbase, Latakia Governorate{{cite news\|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-russia-crash-idUSKCN1GI1QP\|title=Russian military plane crash in Syria kills 39\|newspaper=Reuters\|date=6 March 2018\|accessdate=6 March 2018\|last1=Tsvetkova\|first1=Maxim Rodionov}}
3 May 2018	Albert Davidyan	Captain Major	N/A	Russian Air Force	Non-hostile (airplane crash)	Mediterranean Sea near Khmeimim airbase, Latakia Governorate{{cite web\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/russian-fighter-jet-crashes-off-syria-both-pilots-killed-agencies/story-XKKqyCuSREU2wJNku0oJoJ.html\|title=Russian fighter jet crashes off Syria, both pilots killed: Agencies\|date=3 May 2018\|accessdate=3 May 2018}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20180504012452/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/ethnic-armenian-pilot-killed-in-su-30-crash-off-the-coast-of-syria/ Ethnic Armenian pilot killed in Su-30 crash off the coast of Syria]
3 May 2018	Konstantin Dobrynsky	Captain	33	Russian Air Force	Non-hostile (airplane crash)	Mediterranean Sea near Khmeimim airbase, Latakia Governorate
6 May 2018	Nikolay Gushchin	Lieutenant Colonel	39	18th Army Aviation Brigade	Non-hostile (helicopter crash)	eastern Syria{{cite web\|url=https://apnews.com/article/6f816f22141e4fd1b890acba611af0e7\|title=2 pilots killed in Russian helicopter crash in Syria\|website=Associated Press \|accessdate=7 May 2018}}{{Cite web\|url=https://www.srbijadanas.com/vesti/sirija/islamska-drzava-objavila-snimak-srusenog-ruskog-helikoptera-na-istoku-sirije-fotovideo-2018-05-09\|title=Islamska država objavila snimak srušenog ruskog helikoptera na istoku Sirije (FOTO/VIDEO)\|website=www.srbijadanas.com\|date=9 May 2018 }}
6 May 2018	Roman Miroshnichenko	Lieutenant	24	18th Army Aviation Brigade	Non-hostile (helicopter crash)	eastern Syria
13 May 2018	Igor Melyantsev	Colonel	53	Special Operations Forces (SSO)	Non-hostile (Heart attack)	N/A{{Cite web\|url=https://vk.com/@russian_sof-pamyati-specialistov-sil-specialnyh-operacii\|title=Памяти специалистов Сил Специальных Операций…\|website=VK}}
23 May 2018	Kirill Polischuk	N/A	25	200th Artillery Brigade, 29th Army	Hostile fire (shelling)	near Mayadin, Deir ez-Zor Governorate{{Cite web\|url=http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/nine-russian-fighters-killed-syrias-deir-ezzor-monitor\|title=Nine Russian fighters killed in Syria's Deir Ezzor: Monitor\|website=Middle East Eye}}{{Cite web\|url=https://nv.ua/opinion/i-snova-chvk-vahnera-kak-rossija-vojuet-v-sirii-2472517.html\|title=И снова ЧВК Вагнера. Как Россия воюет в Сирии\|website=nv.ua}}
23 May 2018	Sergey Yelin	Senior lieutenant	32	200th Artillery Brigade, 29th Army	Hostile fire (shelling)	near Mayadin, Deir ez-Zor Governorate
23 May 2018	N/A	N/A	N/A	200th Artillery Brigade, 29th Army	Hostile fire (shelling)	near Mayadin, Deir ez-Zor Governorate
23 May 2018	N/A	N/A	N/A	200th Artillery Brigade, 29th Army	Hostile fire (shelling)	near Mayadin, Deir ez-Zor Governorate
2 July 2018	Alexander Popov	Colonel	43	Special Operations Forces (SSO)	Non-hostile (Heart attack)	N/A{{Cite web\|url=https://warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=28074\|title=Попов Александр Викторович\|website=warheroes.ru}}
17 September 2018	15 servicemen	N/A	N/A	N/A	Friendly fire (shootdown)	Mediterranean Sea, near Latakia Governorate{{cite web\|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/09/17/politics/syrian-regime-shoots-down-russian-plane/index.html\|title=Syria accidentally shot down a Russian military plane\|date=17 September 2018 \|accessdate=18 September 2018}}
31 January 2019	Maxim Pletnev	Sergeant	24	Special Operations Forces (SSO)	Hostile fire	near Massasneh, Hama Governorate{{Cite web \|url=https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/russian-soldier-killed-in-attack-by-turkish-backed-rebels/ \|title=Russian soldier killed in attack by Turkish-backed rebels \|access-date=2019-02-08 \|archive-date=2020-08-06 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806231627/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/russian-soldier-killed-in-attack-by-turkish-backed-rebels/ \|url-status=dead }}{{Cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.com/russian/news-47159187\|title=В Сирии погиб офицер российского спецназа Максим Плетнев\|newspaper=BBC News Русская Служба }}
23 February 2019	Suhrob Karimov	Major	35	38th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade, 35th Combined Arms Army	Hostile fire	near Mayadin, Deir ez-Zor Governorate{{Cite web \|url=https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/russian-soldier-killed-in-isis-ambush-in-eastern-deir-ezzor/ \|title=Russian soldier killed in ISIS ambush in eastern Deir Ezzor \|access-date=2019-03-16 \|archive-date=2019-03-27 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327123207/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/russian-soldier-killed-in-isis-ambush-in-eastern-deir-ezzor/ \|url-status=dead }}{{Cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.com/russian/features-47584973\|title=Минобороны признало гибель трех российских военных в Сирии\|newspaper=BBC News Русская Служба }}{{Cite web\|url=https://apnews.com/article/3ce98d75731b4d129d2a90abe7f12975\|title=Russia says 3 of its soldiers killed in Syria\|date=March 25, 2019\|website=AP NEWS}}
23 February 2019	Albert Omarov	Colonel	N/A	3rd Guards Spetsnaz Brigade, Spetsnaz GRU	Hostile fire	near Mayadin, Deir ez-Zor Governorate{{Cite web\|url=https://telegraf.com.ua/ukraina/obshhestvo/4907805-v-sirii-likvidirovan-rossiyskiy-polkovnik-voevavshiy-na-donbasse.html\|title=В Сирии ликвидирован российский полковник, воевавший на Донбассе\|date=March 8, 2019\|website=Телеграф}}
23 February 2019	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Hostile fire	near Mayadin, Deir ez-Zor Governorate
18 January 2020	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Hostile fire	Idlib Governorate{{cite web\|url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/?p=153207\|title=72 hours of violent escalation: four Russian soldiers and 125 regime soldiers, fighters and jihadies killed in military operations in Idlib and Aleppo, while nearly 1,800 strikes kill and injure over 140 civilians\|website=SOHR\|date=2020-01-18}}{{Cite web\|url=https://apnews.com/article/united-nations-syria-ap-top-news-turkey-middle-east-080d31ebca258b3b4fdc9da877da2634\|title=Syrian army enters key town as Turkey beefs up its troops\|date=April 20, 2021\|website=AP NEWS}}
18 January 2020	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Hostile fire	Idlib Governorate
18 January 2020	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Hostile fire	Idlib Governorate
18 January 2020	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Hostile fire	Idlib Governorate
1 February 2020	\|Bulat Ahmatyanov	Major	32	Spetsgruppa "S", Federal Security Service	Hostile fire	Aleppo, Aleppo Governorate{{Cite web \|url=https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/jihadists-kill-4-russian-soldiers-in-western-aleppo/ \|title=Jihadists kill 4 Russian soldiers in western Aleppo \|access-date=2020-02-03 \|archive-date=2020-03-11 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311103159/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/jihadists-kill-4-russian-soldiers-in-western-aleppo/ \|url-status=dead }}[https://meduza.io/en/news/2020/02/03/four-fsb-special-forces-officers-reportedly-killed-in-syria Four FSB special forces officers reportedly killed in Syria] [https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/02/03/4-russian-special-forces-officers-killed-in-syria-reports-a69139 4 Russian Special Forces Officers Killed in Syria – Reports]
1 February 2020	Dmitry Minov	Captain	34	Spetsgruppa "K", Federal Security Service	Hostile fire	Aleppo, Aleppo Governorate
1 February 2020	\|Ruslan Gimadiev	Major	41	Spetsgruppa "K", Federal Security Service	Hostile fire	Aleppo, Aleppo Governorate
1 February 2020	\|Vsevolod Trofimov	Lieutenant	32	Spetsgruppa "S", Federal Security Service	Hostile fire	Aleppo, Aleppo Governorate
11 March 2020	\|N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Non-hostile (traffic accident)	Tartus Governorate{{Cite web\|url=https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/2176201/russian-soldier-killed-mysterious-accident-syrias-tartous\|title=Russian Soldier Killed in 'Mysterious Accident' in Syria's Tartous\|website=Asharq AL-awsat}}
22 June 2020	\|Anton Kopeikin	Lieutenant colonel	43	Spetsgruppa "B", Federal Security Service	Hostile fire	N/A{{Cite web\|url=https://www.go31.ru/news/3028820/ese-odna-iz-skol-belgoroda-budet-nosit-ima-geroa-rossii/\|title=Ещё одна из школ Белгорода будет носить имя Героя России}}
18 August 2020	\|Vyacheslav Gladkikh	Major-General	N/A	N/A	Hostile fire (improvised explosive device)	Deir ez-Zor Governorate[https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/russian-major-general-killed-in-explosion-in-syria/1945894 Russian major general killed in explosion in Syria] [https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/08/syria-russia-general-killed-isis.html Russian major general killed in roadside bomb in Syria's Deir ez-Zor]
6 September 2020	\|Mikhail Milshin	Sergeant	N/A	N/A	Hostile fire (improvised explosive device)	Moscow, Russia (wounds from Deir ez-Zor Governorate)[https://tass.ru/obschestvo/9439411 В военном госпитале в Москве умер военнослужащий, раненный при взрыве в Сирии]{{Cite news\|url=https://www.svoboda.org/a/30827461.html\|title=Умер еще один российский военный, раненный при взрыве в Сирии 18 августа\|newspaper=Радио Свобода\|date=8 September 2020 \|last1=Крутов \|first1=Марк }}
13 November 2020	\|Alexander Tarasyuk	Captain 2nd rank	N/A	Special Operations Forces (SSO)	\|Hostile fire	N/A
14 January 2021	\|Mikhail Klimentsov	Ensign	N/A	Spetsnaz GRU	Hostile fire	Idlib Governorate{{Cite web\|url=https://orelgrad.ru/blog/2021/01/29/orlovskij-razvedchik-pogib-v-sirii/\|title=Орловский разведчик погиб в Сирии}}
9 June 2021	\|N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Hostile fire (land mine)	Al-Hasakah Governorate[https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/06/10/russian-serviceman-killed-3-injured-in-syria-blast-a74172 Russian Serviceman Killed, 3 Injured in Syria Blast] [https://www.syriahr.com/en/217760/ Land mine {{!}} Russian soldier killed and other three wounded in explosion in Abu Raaseen (Zarqaan) countryside]
9 September 2021	\|Alexey Sneider	Lieutenant colonel	45	61st Marine Brigade	Hostile fire (improvised explosive device)	Homs Governorate{{Cite web\|url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/09/10/russian-soldier-killed-in-syrian-patrol-blast-a75018\|title=Russian Soldier Killed in Syrian Patrol Blast\|first=The Moscow\|last=Times\|date=September 10, 2021\|website=The Moscow Times}}
17 June 2022	\|Ilya Tsuprik	Captain	N/A	Spetsgruppa "A", Federal Security Service	Hostile fire	N/A[https://www.unian.net/war/vsu-likvidirovali-oficera-fsb-rossii-s-pozyvnym-termit-foto-novosti-vtorzheniya-rossii-na-ukrainu-11872719.html ВСУ ликвидировали офицера ФСБ России с позывным "Термит" (фото)]
25 May 2023	\|Oleg Pechevisty	\|Colonel	\|49	\|N/A	\|Hostile fire	\|N/A{{Cite web \|last=Brugen \|first=Isabel van \|date=2023-05-29 \|title=Russian colonel killed after direct strike on his command post—Reports \|url=https://www.newsweek.com/russian-colonel-oleg-pechevisty-killed-syria-strike-ukraine-war-1803136 \|access-date=2023-07-18 \|website=Newsweek \|language=en}}
12 June 2023	\|Umakhan Gadzhesov	Major	N/A	N/A	\|Hostile fire	Aleppo Governorate[https://www.syriahr.com/en/301197/ Aleppo \| Five members of Russian convoy killed and injured in Turkish bombardment and Russian helicopter fly over region to transport injured people][https://delovoikaitag.ru/news/media/2024/4/24/odnoj-iz-ulits-sela-tumenler-kajtagskogo-rajona-dano-imya-geroya-svo-ullubiya-gadzhesova/ Одной из улиц села Туменлер Кайтагского района дано имя Героя СВО Уллубия Гаджесова]
13 October 2023	\|N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	\|Friendly fire	Al-Hasakah Governorate[https://www.syriahr.com/en/314892/ Al-Hasakah \| SOHR sources reveal details of killing of four Russian soldiers in northern countryside]
13 October 2023	\|N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	\|Friendly fire	Al-Hasakah Governorate
13 October 2023	\|N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	\|Friendly fire \|Al-Hasakah Governorate
13 October 2023	\|N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	\|Friendly fire	Al-Hasakah Governorate
14 December 2023	\|N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	\|Hostile fire	Daraa Governorate[https://www.syriahr.com/en/320232/ IED attack \| Three Russian soldiers killed and wounded in Daraa]
12 October 2024	\|Stepan Alektorsky	Captain 1st rank	N/A	Russian Marines	\|Hostile fire	Deir ez-Zor Governorate
12 October 2024	\|Nikolai Mikhailenko	Captain 1st rank	N/A	Russian Marines	\|Hostile fire	Deir ez-Zor Governorate {{reflist\|group=lower-alpha}}

= Status unclear =

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

Date of death\|\|Name\|\|Rank\|\|Age\|\|Branch\|\|Cause of death\|\|Location of death
class="wikitable sortable" style="border:3px solid #cccccc; background:#cccccc;"
19 June 2016	Vladimir Bekish	Colonel	42	5th Guards Tank Brigade, 36th Army	Hostile fire (shelling)	Aleppo Governorate{{cite news \|author1=Michael Weiss \|author2=Pierre Vaux \|date=7 December 2016 \|title=A Rising Star in the Russian Military Killed in Syria \|newspaper=The Daily Beast \|publisher= \|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/12/07/a-rising-star-in-the-russian-military-killed-in-syria \|accessdate=12 December 2017 \|via=}}
8 December 2016	Sanal Sanchirov	Major	37	56th Guards Air Assault Brigade	Hostile fire (mortar attack)	Palmyra, Homs Governorate{{cite web\|url=https://www.unian.info/world/1685527-commander-of-russian-paratroopers-killed-in-syria.html\|title=Commander of Russian paratroopers killed in Syria\|accessdate=19 December 2016}}{{cite web\|url=http://en.news-4-u.ru/major-sanchirov-from-kalmykia-were-killed-in-syria-during-the-defense-of-palmyra-from-the-militants.html\|title=Major Sanchirov from Kalmykia were killed in Syria during the defense of Palmyra from the militants\|website=en.news-4-u.ru\|accessdate=12 December 2017\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803092423/http://en.news-4-u.ru/major-sanchirov-from-kalmykia-were-killed-in-syria-during-the-defense-of-palmyra-from-the-militants.html\|archivedate=3 August 2017}}
5 February 2017	Igor Vorona	Lieutenant colonel	37	N/A	Hostile fire	N/A{{cite news\|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-russia-casualtie/russia-underplayed-losses-in-recapture-of-syrias-palmyra-idUSKBN16T0S4\|title=Russia underplayed losses in recapture of Syria's Palmyra\|date=22 March 2017\|publisher=\|accessdate=12 December 2017\|newspaper=Reuters\|last1=Tsvetkova\|first1=Maria}}{{cite web\|url=http://freenews-en.tk/2017/03/22/reuters-reported-the-death-of-three-russians-in-syria/\|title=Reuters reported the death of three Russians in Syria - FreeNews English - FreeNews-en.tk\|website=freenews-en.tk\|accessdate=12 December 2017}}
February–March 2017	Sergei Travin	N/A	40+	N/A	Hostile fire	N/A
8 April 2017	Gennady Perfilyev	Lieutenant colonel	51	N/A	Hostile fire	N/A
18 April 2017	N/A	N/A	N/A	Russian Marines	Hostile fire	Hama Governorate
3 May 2017	Evgeny Konstantinov	Captain	32	N/A	Hostile fire	Hama Governorate{{cite web\|url=http://www.rbc.ru/politics/22/05/2017/5922a34c9a7947d678cf0a78\|title="Боевое братство" сообщило о гибели двух российских военных в Сирии\|website=РБК\|accessdate=12 December 2017}}
3 May 2017	Alexander Skladan	Major	37	N/A	Hostile fire	Hama Governorate
June 2017	Kalandarov N. D.	Ensign	N/A	3rd Guards Spetsnaz Brigade, Spetsnaz GRU	Hostile fire	N/A{{cite web\|url=https://www.newsru.com/russia/08nov2017/kalandarov.html\|title=CIT: в Сирии погиб житель Самары - его имя появилось на городском мемориале жертвам "необъявленных войн"\|website=www.newsru.com\|date=8 November 2017\|accessdate=8 November 2017}}
16 September 2017	Rustem Abzalov	Colonel	N/A	N/A	Hostile fire	N/A{{Cite web\|url=https://bljesak.info/vijesti/svijet/dzihadisti-ubili-ruskog-generala-u-siriji/213333\|title=Džihadisti ubili ruskog generala u Siriji\|website=Bljesak.info}}
16 September 2017	Vladimir Tarasyuk	N/A	N/A	N/A	Hostile fire	N/A{{cite web\|url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2017/09/21/syria-59005-a59005\|title=Russian Media Reports 3 Deaths in Syria, Including Russian Soldier\|website=themoscowtimes.com\|date=21 September 2017\|accessdate=21 September 2017}}
16 September 2017	N/A	General	N/A	N/A	Hostile fire	N/A
23 September 2017	N/A	Colonel	N/A	N/A	Hostile fire (mortar attack)	Deir ez-Zor Governorate
23 September 2017	N/A	Colonel	N/A	N/A	Hostile fire (mortar attack)	Deir ez-Zor Governorate
18–23 September 2017	Magomed Terbulatov	N/A	N/A	Chechen military police	Hostile fire	possibly Idlib Governorate{{cite web\|url=https://frontnews.eu/news/en/14269/Two-more-Russians-who-fought-in-Donbas-killed-in-Syria\|title=Two more Russians who fought in Donbas killed in Syria\|website=FrontNews\|accessdate=12 December 2017}}{{cite web\|url=http://www.uawire.org/two-more-russian-soldiers-killed-in-syria\|title=Two more Russian soldiers killed in Syria\|publisher=\|accessdate=12 December 2017}}{{cite web\|url=http://www.eng.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/40944/\|title=A soldier killed in Syria buried in Chechnya\|publisher=\|accessdate=12 December 2017}}
September 2017	Yuri Khabarov	N/A	40	N/A	Hostile fire	N/A
October 2017	Mark Neymark	N/A	25	Special Operations Forces	Hostile fire (landmine)	N/A{{cite web\|url=http://belsat.eu/en/news/russian-citizen-reportedly-killed-in-syria-mod-tight-lipped/\|title=Russian citizen reportedly killed in Syria, MoD tight-lipped\|publisher=\|accessdate=12 December 2017}}
1 March 2018	Alexander Solopov	N/A	22	291st Artillery Brigade, 58th Army	Hostile fire	Eastern Ghouta{{cite web\|url=https://apostrophe.ua/news/world/ex-ussr/2018-03-07/veroyatno-kadrovyj-voennyj-v-seti-pokazali-foto-rossiyanina-pogibshego-v-sirii/123544\|title=Вероятно, кадровый военный: в сети показали фото россиянина, погибшего в Сирии\|publisher=\|accessdate=7 March 2018}}
Early March 2018	Vladimir Ponomarev	N/A	N/A	291st Artillery Brigade, 58th Army	Hostile fire	N/A{{cite web\|url=https://yallasouriya.wordpress.com/2018/03/15/syriaaleksandr-solopov-from-srednyaya-akhtuba-likely-a-russian-soldier-has-been-killed-in-syria-probably-in-eastern-ghouta/\|title=Vladimir Ponomarev from Sol-Iletsk, artilleryman from the same unit as Aleksandr Solopov, was also killed or fatally wounded in early March, possibly in Eastern Ghouta. He was buried with honors on March 14.\|publisher=\|accessdate=14 March 2018}}
2 November 2018	Andranik Arustamyan	Junior sergeant	28	21st Guards Motor Rifle Brigade	Friendly fire (anti-tank mine)	Deir ez-Zor Governorate[https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/01/09/russia-covered-up-soldier-death-in-syria-media-reports-a64084 Russia Covered up Soldier's Death in Syria, Media Reports] {{cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.com/russian/features-46604435\|title=Неизвестный солдат: минобороны России не стало сообщать о гибели военного в Сирии\|newspaper=BBC News Русская Служба\|publisher=BBC Russian Service\|accessdate=9 January 2019}}
3 September 2019	Dmitry Syskov	Captain	N/A	Special Operations Forces	Hostile fire (mine)	Idlib Governorate[https://www.svoboda.org/a/30150110.html Названы имена троих погибших в Сирии российских военных] [https://www.rbc.ru/politics/05/09/2019/5d711c8d9a794710e9e91577 The Ministry of Defense has denied data on the death of three commandos in Syria]
3 September 2019	Kirill Nikonov	Senior Lieutenant	N/A	Special Operations Forces	Hostile fire (mine)	Idlib Governorate
3 September 2019	Roman Mitsyk	Major	N/A	Special Operations Forces	Hostile fire (mine)	Idlib Governorate

References

Category:Syrian civil war casualties

Category:Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and Russia

Category:Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war

Category:Russia–Turkey military relations

Russian Armed Forces casualties in Syria

List of fatalities

= Confirmed =

= Status unclear =

Out-of-country deaths related to the operation

See also

References