Siege of Dorostolon

Battle of Dorostopol
	Part of the Rus'–Byzantine War of 970–971
Date	971
Location	Dorostopol (modern Silistra, Bulgaria)
Result	Byzantine victory
Belligerents
Byzantine Empire	Kievan Rus'; Bulgarian Empire
Commanders and leaders
John I Tzimiskes	Svyatoslav I of Kiev; Ikmor †
Strength
28-30,000 15,000 infantry; 13,000 cavalry; ; 300 ships	30,000
Casualties and losses
Very heavy	Unknown (22,000 Rus warriors left to return home)

Henryk Siemiradzki. *Svyatoslav's Warriors sacrificing prisoners to the Pagan gods during the Siege of Dorostopol*.

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.

^ Romane, p. 55
^ J. Haldon, The Byzantine Wars, 149
^ Romane, p. 55
^ Romane, p. 55
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^ Romane, p. 50
^ Гумилев 2023, p. 71.

[1] Romane, p. 55

[Haldon149-2] J. Haldon, The Byzantine Wars, 149

[3] Romane, p. 55

[4] Romane, p. 55

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[6] Romane, p. 50

[FOOTNOTEГумилев202371-7] Гумилев 2023, p. 71.

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