Siege of Dorostolon
The Battle of Dorostopol or Dorystolon was fought in 971 between the Byzantine Empire and forces of Kievan Rus'. The Byzantines, led by John I Tzimiskes, were victorious.
| Battle of Dorostopol | |||||||
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| Part of the Rus'–Byzantine War of 970–971 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Byzantine Empire |
Kievan Rus' Bulgarian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| John I Tzimiskes |
Svyatoslav I of Kiev Ikmor † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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28-30,000
300 ships | 30,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown, 350 killed in the last battle (Leo the Deacon) | Unknown (22,000 Rus warriors left to return home) | ||||||
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