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The specified source does not mention the victory of Byzantium in the war anywhere, only the unsuccessful campaign of 941, which was part of the war. Moreover, the source mentions a peace treaty beneficial to Russia: "In 944 in Constantinople, Prince Igor and the Byzantine emperor signed a treaty that was as successful for Russia as the treaty of 911. It also included trade and military-political articles. Russian merchants received even broader rights and privileges.
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| date = 941–944<ref>Mauricio Borrero. Russia: A Reference Guide from the Renaissance to the Present. 2004. P. 389: "'''941–944''': Igor leads expedition on Constantinople".</ref><ref>James Stuart Olson, Lee Brigance Pappas, Nicholas Charles Pappas. An Ethnohistorical Dictionary of the Russian and Soviet Empires. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1994. P. 767: "'''944''': Igor ends his expedition against Constantinople".</ref>
| place = [[Constantinople]]<br />(modern-day [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]])
| result = Byzantine victory <ref> https://www.sedmitza.ru/lib/text/441064/ </ref>Indecisive{{efn|
*The first campaign was unsuccessful, Igor's flotilla was defeated
*[[Rus'–Byzantine Treaty (945)]]<ref>Janet Martin. Treasure of the Land of Darkness: The Fur Trade and Its Significance for Medieval Russia. Cambridge University Press, 2004. P. 115-116</ref><ref>Alexander A. Vasiliev. History of the Byzantine Empire, 324–1453. University of Wisconsin Press. P. 322</ref>
*The second campaign was a success, the Byzantines pay tribute and conclude a peace treaty<ref> Vilhelm Ludvig Peter Thomsen. The Relations Between Ancient Russia and Scandinavia, and the Origin of the Russian State. Cambridge University Press. 2010. P. 25</ref>
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*[[Rus'–Byzantine Treaty (945)]](Favorable outcome for Rus')<ref>https://www.sedmitza.ru/lib/text/441064/</ref> <ref>Janet Martin. Treasure of the Land of Darkness: The Fur Trade and Its Significance for Medieval Russia. Cambridge University Press, 2004. P. 115-116</ref><ref>Alexander A. Vasiliev. History of the Byzantine Empire, 324–1453. University of Wisconsin Press. P. 322</ref>
| combatant1 = [[Byzantine Empire]]
| combatant2 = [[Kievan Rus'|Rus']]