Battle of Lutsk

Battle of Lutsk
Part of the Brusilov Offensive on the Eastern Front of World War I
The Eastern Front before and during the Brusilov Offensive
Date 4–6 June 1916 Location Lutsk, Galicia Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Austria-Hungary	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Joseph Ferdinand	Aleksei Kaledin
Strength
Fourth Army	Eighth Army
Casualties and losses
130,000 killed, wounded or captured[1]	Light

The Battle of Lutsk took place on the Eastern Front during World War I, from June 4 to June 6, 1916. This was the opening attack of the Brusilov Offensive under the overall command of Alexei Brusilov. The Russian 8th Army made a decisive breakthrough in the defenses of the Austro-Hungarian Fourth Army in the area of the city of Lutsk in Ukraine.