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This is a list of wars involving the Russian Federation and predecessor states of Russia, from antiquity to the present day. It also includes wars fought outside Russia by the Russian military.
Novgorodian and Kievan Rus'[edit]
Grand Duchy of Moscow (1263–1547)[edit]
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Tsardom of Russia (1547–1721)[edit]
| Conflict | Russia (and its allies) | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siege of Kazan (1552) Location: Tatarstan .jpeg) Ivan IV enters the defeated Kazan |
 Russia
|
 Khanate of Kazan
|
Victory
|
| Tatar Rebellion (1552–1556) Location: Tatarstan |
Russia
|
Tatar rebels | Victory
|
| Ivan the Terrible's Swedish War (1554–1557) Location: Karelia |
Russia
|
 Sweden
|
Inconclusive |
| Russian conquest of Astrakhan (1556) Location: Astrakhan |
Russia
|
Astrakhan Khanate | Victory
|
| Livonian War (1558–1583) Location: Northern Europe  Russia troops besiege Narva in 1558 |
RussiaLivonia
|
 Livonian Confederation
 Denmark–Norway
Sweden
 Poland–Lithuania
(before 1569 the Polish–Lithuanian union) |
Defeat |
| Astrakhan Expedition (1568–1570) Location: Astrakhan and Azov |
Russia
|
 Turkey
|
Victory
|
| Ivan the Terrible's Crimean War (1570–1572) Location: European Russia |
Russia
|
 Crimean Khanate
|
Victory
|
| Russian conquest of Siberia (1580–1762) Location: Siberia |
Russia
|
Khanate of Sibir (until 1598) Native Siberians |
Victory
|
| Boris Godunov's Swedish War (1590–1595) Location: Northern Europe |
Russia
|
 Sweden
|
Inconclusive
|
| Polish invasions of Russia (1605–1618) Location: Russia  |
Russia Sweden (1609–1610)
|
 Poland–Lithuania
|
Inconclusive
|
| Bolotnikov Rebellion (1606–1607) Location: Russia |
Russia
|
Rebels under Ivan Bolotnikov | Victory
|
| Ingrian War (1610–1617) Location: Russia |
Russia
|
Sweden
|
Defeat |
| Smolensk War (1632–1634) Location: Smolensk |
Russia
|
Poland–Lithuania
|
Defeat |
| Alexis I's Persian War (1651–1653) Location: North Caucasus |
Russia
|
 Persia
|
Defeat |
| Sino–Russian border conflicts (1652–1689) Location: Heilongjiang and Amur |
Russia Cossacks |
 China  Korea
|
Defeat |
| First Northern War (1654–1667) Location: Eastern Europe |
Russia  Cossack Hetmanate
|
Poland–Lithuania |
Victory |
| Second Northern War (1656–1658) Location: Northern Europe  Russian troops besiege Riga in 1656 |
Russia
|
Sweden
|
Inconclusive |
| First Bashkir Rebellion (1662–1664) Location: Bashkortostan |
Russia
|
Bashkir rebels | Inconclusive Political defeat
|
| Razin's Rebellion (1670–1671) Location: Russia |
Russia
|
Cossacks under Stepan Razin | Victory
|
| Feodor III's Turkish War (1676–1681) Location: Ukraine |
Russia
|
 Turkey |
Indecisive[3] |
| Great Turkish War (1683–1700) Location: Eastern Europe  Russian troops capture Azov |
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 Poland–Lithuania
|
Turkey
|
Victory
|
| Great Northern War (1700–1721) Location: Europe  Russian troops capture Narva |
Russia
 Denmark–Norway
(1700, 1709–)
 Saxony
(1700–6, 1709–)
Poland–Lithuania
(1700–4, 1709–)
 Cossack Hetmanate (1700–8)
 Prussia (1715–)
 Hanover (1715–)
|
Sweden
 Holstein-Gottorp
Poland–Lithuania (1704–09)
Turkey (1710–4)
Cossack Hetmanate (1708–09)
|
Victory Victory against Sweden Defeat against Turkey |
| Third Bashkir Rebellion (1704–1711) Location: Bashkortostan and Tatarstan |
Russia
|
Bashkir rebels | Military victory Political defeat
|
| Bulavin Rebellion (1707–1708) Location: Southern Russia |
Russia
|
 Don Cossack rebels
|
Victory
|
| Peter the Great's Khivan War (1717) Location: Khanate of Khiva |
Russia
|
 Khanate of Khiva
|
Defeat
|
| Kazakh-Russian conflicts (1717–1847) Location: Kazakhstan |
 Russia
|
 Kazakhstan Kyrgyz tribes Khanate of Khiva
|
Victory
|
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Russian Empire (1721–1917)[edit]
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Russian SFSR (1917–1922)[edit]
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Soviet Union (1922–1991)[edit]
- Victory
- Defeat
- Another result (e.g. a treaty or peace without a clear result, status quo ante bellum, result of civil or internal conflict, result unknown or indecisive)
- Ongoing conflict
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| August Uprising (1924) |
 Soviet Union
|
 Damkom
|
Victory
|
| Tatarbunary Uprising (1924) |
Soviet Union In support of: |
 Kingdom of Romania
|
Defeat
|
| Urtatagai conflict (1925-1926) |
Soviet Union
|
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|
Peace treaty
|
| Sino-Soviet conflict (1929) |
Soviet Union
|
 China
|
Victory
|
| Red Army intervention in Afghanistan (1929) Part of the Afghan Civil War (1928–1929) |
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|
 Basmachi
|
Inconclusive
|
| Red Army intervention in Afghanistan (1930) | Soviet Union
|
Basmachi
|
Victory |
| Chechen uprising of 1932 | Soviet Union
|
Chechen rebels | Victory
|
| Soviet–Japanese border conflicts (1932–1941) |
 Soviet Union Mongolia
|
 Japan Manchukuo
|
Victory |
| Islamic Rebellion in Xinjiang (1937) |
 Xinjiang Soviet Union White Movement
|
China
|
Victory
|
| Spanish Civil War (1937–1939) |
 RepublicansSupported by: Soviet Union Mexico
|
 Nationalists Germany Italy
|
Defeat
|
| Invasion of Poland (1939) (Part of World War II) |
Germany Soviet Union Slovak Republic
|
 Poland
|
Victory
|
| Winter War (1939–1940) (Part of World War II) |
Soviet Union
|
 Finland
|
Victory
|
| Occupation of the Baltic states (1940) (Part of World War II) |
Soviet Union
|
 Estonia Latvia Lithuania
|
Victory
|
| Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina (1940) (Part of World War II) |
Soviet Union
|
Romania
|
Victory
|
| World War II (1941–1945) |
Allied Powers:
|
Axis Powers:
|
Victory
|
| Guerrilla war in the Baltic states (1944–1956) |
Soviet Union
|
Estonia Latvia Lithuania
|
Victory
|
| Guerrilla war in Ukraine 1944-1953 (Part of World War II from 1944-1945) |
Soviet Union
|
Ukrainian Insurgent Army | Victory
|
| Soviet–Japanese War (1945) (Part of World War II) |
Soviet Union Mongolia
|
 Japan Manchukuo
|
Victory
|
| First Indochina War (1946–1954) |
 Việt Minh Pathet Lao Khmer IssarakSupported by: Soviet Union
|
 France• French Indochina Vietnam (1949–1954) Cambodia (1953–1954) Laos (1953–1954)
|
Victory
|
| Korean War (1950–1953) |
 North Korea China Soviet Union
|
 United Nations South Korea United States United Kingdom Australia Belgium Canada France Philippines Colombia Ethiopia Greece Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand South Africa Thailand Turkey
|
Ceasefire (limited involvement)
|
| Vietnam War (1955–1975) |
 North Vietnam Viet Cong and PRG Pathet Lao GRUNK (1970–1975) Khmer Rouge China Soviet Union North Korea
|
South Vietnam United States South Korea Australia New Zealand Laos Cambodia (1967–1970) Khmer Republic (1970–1975) Thailand Philippines
|
Victory
|
| East German Uprising (1953) |
Soviet Union East Germany
|
East German demonstrators
|
Victory
|
| Hungarian Revolution (1956) |
 Soviet Union ÁVH
|
 Revolutionaries
|
Victory
|
| Invasion of Czechoslovakia (1968) |
Soviet Union Bulgaria East Germany Hungary Poland
|
 Czechoslovakia
|
Victory
|
| Zhenbao Island Incident (1969) |
Soviet Union
|
China
|
Status quo ante bellum Strategic Victory[8]
|
| War of Attrition (1969–1970) |
 Egypt Soviet Union
|
 Israel
|
Inconclusive
|
| Eritrean War of Independence (1974–1991) |
 Ethiopia Cuba (until 1989) Soviet Union (until 1990) South Yemen
|
 ELF EPLF
|
Withdrawal (limited involvement) |
| Angolan Civil War (1975–1991) |
 MPLA Cuba Soviet Union SWAPO MK
|
 South Africa UNITA FNLA FLEC
|
Stalemate (limited involvement)
|
| Ethio-Somali War (1977–1978) |
 Ethiopia Cuba South Yemen Soviet Union
|
 Somalia WSLF
|
Victory
|
| Soviet–Afghan War (1979–1989) |
Soviet Union Afghanistan
|
 Afghan Mujahideen
|
Mujahideen-Allied Victory[10]
|
Russian Federation (1991–present)[edit]
| Conflict | Russia & allies | Russia's opposition | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgian Civil War (1991–1993) Location: Georgia |
 Georgia Russia
|
Zviadists
|
Victory
|
| War in Abkhazia (1991–1993) Location: Abkhazia |
Russia Abkhazia
|
Georgia
|
Victory
|
| Transnistria War (1992) Location: Transnistria |
 Transnistria Russia
|
 Moldova
|
Victory
|
| East Prigorodny Conflict (1992)
Location: North Ossetia-Alania |
Russia North Ossetia-Alania[11]
|
 Ingush militia
|
Victory
|
| Tajikistani Civil War (1992–1997)
Location: Tajikistan |
 Tajikistan Russia Uzbekistan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Turkmenistan China India UNMOT
|
 United Tajik Opposition Taliban factions
|
Victory
|
| First Chechen War (1994–1996)
Location: Chechnya  A Chechen militiaman takes cover behind a burned-out Russian BMP-2 armoured vehicle |
Russia
|
 Ichkeria Mujahideen
|
Defeat[12]
|
| War of Dagestan (1999)
Location: Dagestan  Russian federal Spetsnaz forces in Dagestan |
Russia
|
 IIPB
|
Victory
|
| Second Chechen War (1999–2009)
Location: Chechnya |
Russia
|
Ichkeria Caucasian Front Mujahideen
|
Victory
|
| Russo-Georgian War (2008)
Location: Georgia, South Ossetia and Abkhazia |
Russia South Ossetia Abkhazia
|
 Georgia
|
Victory
|
| Insurgency in the North Caucasus (2009–2017)
Location: North Caucasus |
Russia
|
 Caucasus Emirate ISIL (from 2015)
|
Victory
|
| Russian military intervention in Ukraine (2014–present)
Location: Ukraine (incl. Crimea)  Donetsk People's Republic militiamen checking with civilians in a cellar during the Battle of Ilovaisk (2014)  |
Russia
|
 Ukraine
|
Ongoing
|
| Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War (2015–present)
Location: Syria  .jpg) |
Russia Syria Iran Hezbollah
|
 ISIL Ahrar al-Sham Tahrir al-Sham Syrian Opposition
|
Ongoing[13][circular reference]
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See also[edit]
- History of Russia
- Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
- Military history of Russia
- List of wars involving Finland
- List of wars involving Poland
- List of wars involving Turkey
- List of wars involving Ukraine
- List of wars involving Kazakhstan
- List of wars involving Kyrgyzstan
- List of wars involving Tajikistan
- List of wars involving Uzbekistan
- List of wars involving Estonia
- List of wars involving Latvia
- List of wars involving Lithuania
- List of wars involving Moldova
- List of wars involving Azerbaijan
- List of wars involving Armenia
- List of wars involving Georgia (country)
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Janet Martin. Treasure of the Land of Darkness: The Fur Trade and Its Significance for Medieval Russia. Cambridge University Press, 2004. P. 115
- ^ Vilhelm Ludvig Peter Thomsen. The Relations Between Ancient Russia and Scandinavia, and the Origin of the Russian State. Cambridge University Press. 2010. P. 25
- ^ David R. Stone, A Military History of Russia: From Ivan the Terrible to the War in Chechnya, (Greenwood Publishing, 2006), 41.
- ^ Legvold, Robert (2007). Russian Foreign Policy in the Twenty-First Century and the Shadow of the Past. Columbia University Press. p. 209. ISBN 9780231512176.
- ^ Mayayo i Artal, Andreu; Pellegrini, Alberto; Segura i Mas, Antoni (2019). Centenary of the Russian Revolution (1917-2017). Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 38. ISBN 9781527524651.
- ^ Cecil, Hugh; Liddle, Peter (1998). At the Eleventh Hour: Reflections, Hopes and Anxieties at the Closing of the Great War, 1918. Pen and Sword Books. p. 321. ISBN 9781783839926.
- ^ Jelavich, Barbara (1983). History of the Balkans: Twentieth century. Cambridge University Press. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-521-27459-3.
- ^ a b c "Exploring Chinese History :: Politics :: Conflict and War :: Soviet Aggression". Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ Kuisong p.29
- ^ "Soviet Defeat in Afghanistan". GlobalSecurity.org.
- ^ "9. Вооруженные формирования в зоне конфликта". Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ "Why the Russian Military Failed in Chechnya". Foreign Military Studies Office. Archived from the original on 15 October 2006. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ Syrian Civil War
- ^ Quinn, Rob (12 December 2017). "Putin Announces Russian Withdrawal From Syria". Newser.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Assad and Putin Meet, as Russia Pushes to End Syrian War". New York Times. 21 November 2017.
- ^ "How Russian special forces are shaping the fight in Syria". Washington Post. 29 March 2016.
