World War II casualties of the Soviet Union World War II casualties of the Soviet Union World War II fatalities of the Soviet Union from all related causes number was approximately 27,000,000, both civilian and military, although the exact figures are disputed. The number 20 million was considered official during the Soviet era. The Russian government puts the Soviet war dead at 26.6 million based on a 1993 study by the Russian Academy of Sciences. this includes 8,668,400 military deaths as calculated by the Russian Ministry of Defense. The figures published by Russian Ministry of Defense have been accepted by most historians outside Russia (see table below "Western
What Hurts the Most 100 as well as their lowest-charting lead single. Aside from charting on the Hot 100, the song managed to peak at the top of "Billboard" Hot Dance Club Songs and at number twenty-eight on the US "Billboard" Pop Songs. Despite its low peak on the Hot 100, the song managed to sell more than 500,000 downloads, earning a Gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America in October 2009. In Canada, the song managed to peak at number fifty-four and lasted on the chart for eleven weeks. The music video for "What Hurts the Most" was filmed in Los