▁better ▁trained , ▁and ▁better ▁supplied   – ▁was ▁quite ▁effective ▁against ▁the ▁ill - equ ipped ▁Russian ▁forces , ▁driving ▁the ▁Rus si ans ▁out ▁of ▁Gal icia , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Russian ▁Poland ▁during ▁the ▁Gor lice – T arn ów ▁Off ensive ▁campaign . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁Russia ▁had ▁lost ▁between ▁ 1 , 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 , 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁soldiers , ▁with ▁an ▁additional ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁prisoners ▁of ▁war ▁and ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁missing , ▁all ▁making ▁up ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁nearly ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁men . ▁ ▁These ▁st agger ing ▁losses ▁played ▁a ▁definite ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁mut in ies ▁and ▁revol ts ▁that ▁began ▁to ▁occur . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁reports ▁of ▁frat ern izing ▁with ▁the ▁enemy ▁began ▁to ▁circul ate . ▁Sold iers ▁went ▁hun gry , ▁lack ed ▁sho es , ▁m un itions , ▁and ▁even ▁weapons . ▁R amp ant ▁dis content ▁lower ed ▁mor ale , ▁which ▁was ▁further ▁und erm ined ▁by ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁military ▁defe ats . ▁ ▁Cas ual ty ▁rates ▁were ▁the ▁most ▁v ivid ▁sign ▁of ▁this ▁dis aster . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁only ▁five ▁months ▁into ▁the ▁war , ▁around