April 14 (Gengwu years), May 8, 1990, the Soviet Union announced the latest figures of the military and civilian losses in the Great Patriotic War. First Deputy Minister of the International Department in

Soviet generals Lu Shefu TASS reporter said on May 8, 1990, a total of 27 million - 28 million soldiers and civilians for the loss of the Soviet Union in the Great Patriotic War.
Lushe Fu said, have been killed in the fighting, seriously injured soldier to death and captured back a total of 8,666,000, there are 18 million people were injured or sick.
Prior to this, (history www.TodayOnHistory.com) Soviet official had been announced three figures: Stalin said in 1946, the Great Patriotic War, the Soviet loss of 700 million people. Shortly thereafter, the Soviet Union officially announced the loss of 15 million people. Khrushchev announced figure of 20 million people.