World War II casualties of the Soviet Union
Military and civilian casualties of the Soviet Union in World War II
World War II casualties of the Soviet Union
The Soviet Union suffered about 27 million losses in World War II, including both civilian and military losses from all war-related causes, although exact figures are disputed. A figure of 20 million was considered official during the Soviet era. The post-Soviet government of Russia puts the Soviet war losses at 26.6 million, on the basis of the 1993 study by the Russian Academy of Sciences, including people dying as a result of effects of the war. This includes 8,668,400 military deaths as calculated by Russia's Ministry of Defence. The figures published by Russia's Ministry of Defence have been accepted by most historians outside Russia. However, the official figure of 8.7 million military deaths has been disputed by Russian scholars who believe that the number of dead and missing prisoners of war is not correct and new research is necessary to determine actual losses. Officials at Russia's Central Defense Ministry Archive (CDMA) maintain that their database lists the names of roughly...
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