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List of battles involving Russia

See also: List of wars involving Russia

This is a list of battles involving the Russian Federation.

Battle Date Allies Enemies
Second Chechen War (1999–2009)
Battle of Grozny 1999–2000 Russia Ichkeria
Chechen Mujahideen
Battle for Height 776 2000 Russia Ichkeria
Chechen Mujahideen
Battle of Komsomolskoye 2000 Russia Ichkeria
Zhani-Vedeno ambush 2000 Russia IIB
Galashki ambush 2000 Russia Ichkeria
Battle for Vedeno 2001 Russia Ichkeria
Tsotsin-Yurt operation 2001–2002 Russia Ichkeria
Grozny OMON ambush 2002 Russia Ichkeria
Nazran raid 2004 Russia Caucasian Front
Ichkeria
Vilayat Ghalghaiche
Avtury raid 2004 Russia Ichkeria
Chechen Mujahideen
Grozny raid 2004 Russia Ichkeria
Dagestan raids 2005 Russia Caucasian Front
Nalchik raid 2005 Russia Caucasian Front
Gimry fighting 2006 Russia Caucasian Front
Avtury ambush 2006 Russia Caucasian Front
Zhani-Vedeno ambush 2007 Russia Ichkeria
Russo-Georgian War (2008)
Battle of Tskhinvali 2008 Russia
South Ossetia		 Georgia
Battle of the Kodori Valley 2008 Abkhazia
Russia		 Georgia
Battle off the coast of Abkhazia 2008 Russia Georgia
Occupation of Poti 2008 Russia Georgia
Occupation of Gori 2008 Russia
South Ossetia		 Georgia
Insurgency in the North Caucasus (2009–2017)
Tsentoroy attack 2010 Russia Caucasus Emirate
Grozny clashes 2014 Russia Caucasus Emirate
Russo-Ukrainian War (2014–present)
Annexation of Crimea 2014 Russia Ukraine
Battle in Shakhtarsk Raion 2014 NAF
Russia		 Ukraine
Battle of Ilovaisk 2014 NAF
Russia		 Ukraine
Battle of Novoazovsk 2014 NAF
Russia		 Ukraine
Second Battle of Donetsk Airport 2014–2015 NAF
Russia		 Ukraine
Battle of Debaltseve 2015 NAF
Russia		 Ukraine
Battle of Avdiivka (2017) 2017 Donetsk PR
 Russia 		 Ukraine
2022 Snake Island campaign 2022  Russia  Ukraine
Battle of Antonov Airport 2022  Russia  Ukraine
Capture of Chernobyl 2022  Russia  Ukraine
Battle of Kharkiv (2022) 2022  Russia  Ukraine
Battle of Kherson 2022  Russia  Ukraine
Battle of Okhtyrka 2022  Russia  Ukraine
Battle of Sumy 2022  Russia  Ukraine
Siege of Chernihiv 2022  Russia  Ukraine
Siege of Mariupol 2022  Russia
Donetsk PR 		 Ukraine
Battle of Kyiv (2022) 2022  Russia  Ukraine
Battle of Hostomel 2022  Russia  Ukraine
Capture of Melitopol 2022  Russia  Ukraine
Battle of Volnovakha 2022  Russia
Donetsk PR 		 Ukraine
Battle of Lebedyn 2022  Russia  Ukraine
Battle of Mykolaiv 2022  Russia  Ukraine
Battle of Bucha 2022  Russia  Ukraine
Battle of Irpin 2022  Russia  Ukraine
Battle of Makariv 2022  Russia  Ukraine
Battle of Enerhodar 2022  Russia  Ukraine
Battle of Voznesensk 2022  Russia  Ukraine
Battle of Izium 2022  Russia  Ukraine
Battle of Moshchun 2022  Russia  Ukraine
Battle of Huliaipole 2022  Russia  Ukraine
Battle of Brovary 2022  Russia  Ukraine
Battle of Rubizhne 2022  Russia
Luhansk PR 		 Ukraine
Battle of Marinka 2022-2023  Russia
Donetsk PR 		 Ukraine
Battle of Slavutych 2022  Russia  Ukraine
Battle of Popasna 2022  Russia
Luhansk PR 		 Ukraine
Battle of the Siverskyi Donets 2022  Russia  Ukraine
Battle of Sievierodonetsk (2022) 2022  Russia
Luhansk PR
Donetsk PR 		 Ukraine
Battle of Davydiv Brid 2022  Russia  Ukraine
Battle of Lysychansk 2022  Russia
Luhansk PR 		 Ukraine
Battle of Pisky 2022  Russia
Donetsk PR 		 Ukraine
Battle of Bakhmut 2022-2023  Russia
Donetsk PR 		 Ukraine
Battle of Soledar 2022-2023  Russia
Donetsk PR
Luhansk PR 		 Ukraine
2022 Kherson counteroffensive 2022  Russia
Donetsk PR
Luhansk PR 		 Ukraine
2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive 2022  Russia
Donetsk PR
Luhansk PR 		 Ukraine
Battle of Lyman (September–October 2022) 2022  Russia
Luhansk PR 		 Ukraine
Luhansk Oblast campaign 2022  Russia  Ukraine
Battle of Vuhledar 2022-2024  Russia
Donetsk PR 		 Ukraine
2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive 2023  Russia  Ukraine
Battle of Mala Tokmachka 2023  Russia  Ukraine
Battle of Avdiivka (2023–2024) 2023-2024  Russia  Ukraine
Velyka Novosilka Offensive 2024-2025  Russia  Ukraine
Kursk Offensive 2024-2025  Russia  Ukraine
Battle of Toretsk 2024-2025  Russia  Ukraine
Battle of Chasiv Yar 2024-2025  Russia  Ukraine
Battle of Ocheretyne 2024  Russia  Ukraine
Battle of Krasnohorivka 2024  Russia  Ukraine[1][2][3]
Battle of Kurakhove 2024-2025  Russia  Ukraine[4][5][6]
Raids on the Tendra Spit 2024  Russia  Ukraine[7][8]
Intervention in Syria (2015––2024)
Northwestern Syria offensive 2015 Syria
Iran
Russia		 Syria Opposition[9][10][11]
Aleppo offensive 2015 Syria
Iran
Russia		 Syria Opposition[12][13][14]
ISIS[15][16]
Homs offensive 2015 Syria
Russia		 ISIS[17][18][19]
Latakia offensive 2015–2016 Syria
Russia		 Syria Opposition[20][21][22][23]
Sukhoi Su-24 shootdown 2015 Russia Turkey[24][25][26][27]
East Aleppo offensive 2015–2016 Syria
Iran
Russia		 ISIS[28][29][30][31]
Hama offensive 2015 Syria
Russia		 Syria Opposition[32][33][34]
Orontes River offensive 2015–2016 Syria
Russia		 Syria Opposition[35][36][37]
Second Battle of Al-Shaykh Maskin 2015–2016 Syria
Russia		 Syria Opposition[38][39][40][41]
Deir ez-Zor offensive 2016 Syria
Russia		 ISIS[42][43][44]
Northern Aleppo offensive 2016 Syria
Iran
Russia		 Syria Opposition[45][46][47]
Khanasir offensive 2016 Syria
Russia		 ISIS[48][49][50]
Battle of al-Qaryatayn 2016 Syria
Russia		 ISIS[51][52][53]
Palmyra offensive 2016 Syria
Russia
Iran		 ISIS[54][55][56]
Southern Aleppo campaign 2016 Syria
Iran
Russia		 Syria Opposition[57][58][59][60]
Aleppo bombings 2016 Syria
Russia		 Syria Opposition[61][62][63]
Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive 2016 Syria
Russia		 ISIS[64][65]
Aleppo campaign 2016 Syria
Iran
Russia		 Syria Opposition[66][67][68]
Latakia offensive 2016 Syria
Russia		 Syria Opposition[69]

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