List of wars involving Russia

Kievan Rus'

Main article: List of wars involving Kievan Rus'

Principality of Moscow (1263–1547)

Tsardom of Russia (1547–1721)

Russian Empire (1721–1917)

Russian Republic (1917)

Russian SFSR (1917–1922)

Russia and the Soviet Union (1916–1934)

Soviet Union (1922–1991)

Main article: List of wars involving the Soviet Union

Russian Federation (1991–present)

Main article: List of battles involving Russia

Notes

References

Sources

• (first published in Forschungen zur osteuropäischen Geschichte 25 (1978) Berlin.)
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References

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48. (24 February 2022). "Troops and military vehicles have entered Ukraine from Belarus". [[CNN]].
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50. (27 February 2022). "Missiles launched into Ukraine from Belarus". [[BBC News]].
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52. "Understanding Armenia's Syrian Gamble". Jamestown Foundation.
53. "Armenia sends military deminers and medics to support Russian mission in Syria". EurasiaNet.
54. "Russian support for PKK's Syrian arm PYD". Anadolu Agency.
55. (28 November 2015). "Kurds attack Turkish-backed Syrian opposition forces with Russian help".
56. (28 November 2015). "YPG advances near Turkey's border".
57. "Syrian Kurds seize territory from IS with US, Russian support". Deutsche Welle.
58. "SDF units coordinating efforts in Syria with Russia despite cooperation with U.S. – PYD".
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70. (25 September 2017). "U.S.-backed militias says Russian jets struck its fighters in east Syria". [[Reuters]].
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