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This is a list of wars and armed conflicts involving Russia and its predecessors in chronological order, from the 9th to the 21st century.
The Russian military and troops of its predecessor states in Russia took part in a large number of wars and armed clashes in various parts of the world: starting from the princely squads, opposing the raids of nomads, and fighting for the expansion of the territory of Kievan Rus'. Following the disintegration of Kievan Rus', the emergence of the Principality of Moscow and then the centralized Russian state saw a period of significant territorial growth of the state centred in Moscow and then St. Petersburg during the 15th to 20th centuries, marked by wars of conquest in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, the Volga region, Siberia, Central Asia and the Far East, the world wars of the early 20th century, the proxy wars of the Cold War, and today.
The list includes:
Legends of results:
This is a list of wars involving the Principality of Moscow (1263–1547), also known as Muscovy.[a]
Date | Conflict | Location | Russia and its allies | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1552 | Siege of Kazan
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Tatarstan | ![]() |
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Victory
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1552–1556 | Tatar Rebellion | Tatarstan | ![]() |
Tatar rebels | Victory
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1554–1557 | Ivan the Terrible's Swedish War | Karelia | ![]() |
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Inconclusive |
1556 | Russian conquest of Astrakhan | Astrakhan | ![]() |
Astrakhan Khanate | Victory
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1558-1562 | Ivan the Terrible's Livonian Campaign | Livonia | ![]() |
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Victory
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1562-1570 | Russo-Lithuanian War | Northern Europe | ![]() |
Polish–Lithuanian union | Victory |
1558–1583 | Livonian War
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Northern Europe | ![]() |
Livonian Confederation
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Defeat |
1568–1570 | Astrakhan Expedition | Astrakhan and Azov | ![]() |
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Victory
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1570–1572 | Ivan the Terrible's Crimean War | European Russia | ![]() |
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Victory
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1580–1762 | Russian conquest of Siberia
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Siberia | ![]()
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Khanate of Sibir (until 1598)
Native Siberians |
Victory
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1590–1595 | Boris Godunov's Swedish War | Northern Europe | ![]() |
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Inconclusive
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1605–1618 | Polish invasions of Russia
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Russia | ![]()
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Inconclusive
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1606–1607 | Bolotnikov Rebellion
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Russia | ![]() |
Rebels under Ivan Bolotnikov | Victory
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1610–1617 | Ingrian War ![]() |
Russia | ![]() |
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Defeat |
1632–1634 | Smolensk War |
Smolensk | ![]() |
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Defeat |
1651–1653 | Alexis I's Persian War | North Caucasus | ![]() |
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Defeat |
1652–1689 | Sino–Russian border conflicts
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Heilongjiang and Amur | ![]() |
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Defeat |
1654–1667 | First Northern War | Eastern Europe | ![]() |
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Victory |
1656–1658 | Second Northern War
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Northern Europe | ![]() |
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Inconclusive |
1662–1664 | First Bashkir Rebellion | Bashkortostan | ![]() |
Bashkir rebels | Inconclusive; political defeat
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1670–1671 | Razin's Rebellion
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Russia | ![]() |
Cossacks under Stepan Razin | Victory
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1676–1681 | Feodor III's Turkish War | Ukraine | ![]() |
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Indecisive[21] |
1683–1700 | Great Turkish War
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Eastern Europe | ![]() |
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Victory
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1700–1721 | Great Northern War
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Europe | ![]()
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Victory against Sweden |
Defeat by Turkey | |||||
1704–1711 | Third Bashkir Rebellion | Bashkortostan and Tatarstan | ![]() |
Bashkir rebels | Military victory, political defeat
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1707–1708 | Bulavin Rebellion | Southern Russia | ![]() |
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Victory
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1717 | Peter the Great's Khivan War | Khanate of Khiva | ![]() |
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Defeat
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1717–1847 | Kazakh-Russian conflicts | Kazakhstan | ![]() |
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Victory
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Date | Conflict | Location | Russia and its allies | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1722–1723 | Persian Expedition of Peter the Great | Caucasus and northern Iran | ![]() |
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Victory |
1733–1738 | War of the Polish Succession Rhineland
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Poland | ![]() ![]() |
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Indecisive |
1735–1739 | Russo-Austro-Turkish War | Eastern Europe | ![]() |
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Victory
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1735–1740 | Fourth Bashkir Rebellion | Bashkortostan | ![]() |
Bashkir rebels | Victory
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1740–1748 | War of the Austrian Succession | Europe | ![]()
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Inconclusive |
Victory against Sweden | |||||
1756–1763 | Seven Years' War ![]() |
Europe | ![]() |
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White peace
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1768–1769 | Koliivshchyna Rebellion
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Ukraine | ![]() |
Haidamaky | Victory
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1768–1772 | War of the Bar Confederation ![]() |
Poland | ![]() |
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Victory |
1768–1774 | Catherine the Great's First Turkish War![]() |
Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Mediterranean | ![]() |
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Victory |
1773–1775 | Pugachev's Rebellion
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Russia | ![]() |
Rebels under Yemelyan Pugachev |
Victory
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1787–1792 | Catherine the Great's Second Turkish War
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Eastern Europe | ![]() |
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Victory |
1788–1790 | Catherine the Great's Swedish War
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Finland, western Sweden, and the Baltic Sea | ![]() |
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Inconclusive |
1792 | Catherine the Great's Polish War | Poland | ![]() |
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Victory |
1794 | Kościuszko Uprising
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Poland | ![]() |
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Victory
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1796 | Persian Expedition of Catherine the Great | North Caucasus and South Caucasus | ![]() |
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Victory |
1799–1802 | War of the Second Coalition
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Europe | ![]()
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Withdrawal in 1799
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1803–1806 | War of the Third Coalition
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Europe | ![]() |
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Defeat |
1804–1813 | Alexander I's Persian War
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North Caucasus, South Caucasus and northern Iran | ![]() |
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Victory |
1806–1807 | War of the Fourth Coalition
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Eastern and Central Europe | ![]() |
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Defeat |
1806–1812 | Alexander I's Turkish War
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Romania, Moldova, Caucasus and Black Sea | ![]() |
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Victory |
1807–1812 | Anglo-Russian War | Baltic Sea and Barents Sea | ![]() |
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Inconclusive |
1808–1809 | Finnish War
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Finland and Sweden | ![]() |
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Victory |
1809 | War of the Fifth Coalition | Central Europe | ![]() |
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Victory (limited involvement) |
1812 | French invasion of Russia
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Russia | ![]() |
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Victory
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1813–1814 | War of the Sixth Coalition ![]() |
Europe | ![]()
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Victory |
1815 | War of the Seventh Coalition | Europe | ![]()
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Victory |
1817–1864 | Caucasian War ![]() |
Caucasus | ![]() |
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Victory
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1825 | Decembrist revolt
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Saint Petersburg | ![]() |
Decembrist rebels | Victory
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1826–1828 | Nicholas I's Persian War ![]() |
South Caucasus and northern Iran | ![]() |
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Victory |
1827 | Battle of Navarino
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Greece | ![]() |
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Victory |
1828–1829 | Nicholas I's Turkish War ![]() |
Balkans and Caucasus | ![]() |
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Victory |
1830–1831 | November uprising
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Poland | ![]() |
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Victory
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1839–1841 | Second Turko-Egyptian War | Syria and Lebanon | ![]() |
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Victory
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1839–1895 | Russian conquest of Central Asia
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Central Asia | ![]() |
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Victory
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1841 | Gurian rebellion | Georgia | ![]() |
Gurian rebels | Victory
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1842 | Shoorcha rebellion | Tatarstan and Ulyanovsk | ![]() |
Tatar, Mari and Chuvash peasants | Victory
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1848–1849 | Hungarian Revolution of 1848
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Hungary | ![]()
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Victory
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1853–1856 | Crimean War
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Crimea, Balkans, Caucasus, Black Sea, Baltic Sea, White Sea and Far East | ![]() |
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Defeat |
1858 | Mahtra Rebellion | Estonia | ![]() |
Estonian peasants | Victory
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1861 | Bezdna Revolt | Tatarstan | ![]() |
Peasants | Victory
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1863–1864 | January uprising
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Poland | ![]() |
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Victory
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1866 | Polish rebellion in Siberia | Siberia | ![]() |
Polish political exiles | Victory
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1877–1878 | Russo-Turkish War
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Balkans and Caucasus | ![]() |
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Victory
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1897–1898 | Cretan Revolt (1897–1898) | Crete | ![]()
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Victory
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1899–1901 | Boxer Rebellion
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China | Eight-Nation Alliance:
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Victory |
1902–1906 | Rebellion in Guria | Georgia | ![]() |
Gurian Republic | Victory
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1904–1905 | Russo-Japanese War
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Manchuria, Korean Peninsula and Yellow Sea | ![]() |
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Defeat |
1905–1907 | Russian Revolution of 1905
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Russia | ![]() |
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Victory
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1905–1911 | Persian Constitutional Revolution
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Iran | ![]()
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Iranian constitutionalists | Victory
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1914–1917 | World War I
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Europe and Asia | Allied Powers:
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Central Powers: |
Defeat[22][23] Allied Victory (without Russia)
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1917 | February Revolution | Russia | ![]() |
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Defeat
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Date | Conflict | Location | Russia and its allies | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1917 | October Revolution | Russia | ![]() |
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Defeat
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Date | Conflict | Location | Russia and its allies | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1916–1934 | Central Asian Revolt
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Central Asia | ![]()
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Victory
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This is a list of wars involving the Soviet Union (30 December 1922 – 26 December 1991).
Date | Conflict | Location | Russia and its allies | Opponent(s) | Result for Russia |
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1991–1993 | Georgian Civil War | Georgia | ![]() Supported by |
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Victory
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1991–1992 | South Ossetian War | South Ossetia | ![]() |
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Victory
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1992–1993 | War in Abkhazia | Abkhazia | ![]() |
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Victory
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1992 | Transnistria War
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Transnistria | ![]()
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Victory
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1992–1997 | Tajikistani Civil War
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Tajikistan | ![]() ![]()
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Victory
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1994–1996 | First Chechen War
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Chechnya | ![]() |
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Defeat[45]
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1999 | War of Dagestan | Dagestan | ![]() |
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Victory
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1999–2009 | Second Chechen War
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Chechnya | ![]() |
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Victory
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2008 | Russo-Georgian War
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Georgia, South Ossetia and Abkhazia | ![]() |
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Victory
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2014–present | Russo-Ukrainian War
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Ukraine | ![]() |
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Ongoing
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2015–present | Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War
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Syria |
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Ongoing
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2018–present | Central African Republic Civil War
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Central African Republic | ![]() |
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Ongoing |
2021–present[49] | Mali War | Mali | ![]() |
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Ongoing |
2024–present[50] | Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | ![]() |
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Ongoing |