Russian losses were up to 40% and their morale was shaken.

Russian losses are stated as 3,500 total, including 1,500 men and 12 guns captured.

They say Russian losses in three days have been 23 killed and about 50 wounded.

It offered a way to strike back at the militants while holding down Russian losses.

Russian losses are estimated to have been no more than 5,000 killed and wounded.

Over half the Russian losses were prisoners as a proportion of those captured, wounded or killed.

Russian losses are usually placed at up to 15,000 combatants.

Russian losses were 2,500 soldiers, seven guns, and two colors.

Even though weather has limited the fighting, Russian losses are still relatively heavy.

The total Russian losses were reported at around 100 men; those of the allies at least five times that number.