Despite not capturing Olonets like he intended,[1] Erik Kruse destroyed hundreds of buildings and killed all civilians he encountered, drawing condemnations from people like Per Brahe the Younger.

Generalmajor Erik Kruse led the offensive, who had replaced Gustaf Adolf Lewenhaupt after his death.

[1][5] Scout patrols were subsequently able to report that the Russian troops in Olonets were well-organized, and in comparison, Kruse's forces were poorly equipped and exhausted.

[6][7] Kruse's invasion was ruthless, based on his own accounts, during the retreat,[3] he had burned 11 churches, 66 villages, with a total of 304 buildings, and 58 lodja vessels, of which 24 were large and 34 small.

The Swedes also killed all men, women, and children they enountered, along with all of the cattle they were unable to bring back.