Russian Armed Forces
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| April 2 2025 | A Tu-22M3 bomber crashed in Usolsky District, Irkutsk Oblast. Four crew members ejected from the aircraft, but tragically, one crew member died as a result of the crash. |
| March 25 2025 | An Su-25 fighter jet crashed in Primorsky Krai. The pilot successfully ejected and was rescued. |
| March 18 2025 | Ukrainian forces initiated a ground incursion into Belgorod Oblast, Russia, targeting areas near the towns of Demidovka, Grafovka, and Prilesye. This marked a significant cross-border military operation during the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| March 18 2025 | A Mil Mi-28 attack helicopter crashed in Leningrad Oblast, resulting in the complete loss of its crew during the incident. |
| 2025 | The Russian military budget is set to expand to US$145 billion, representing a 30 percent increase from previous years. |
| February 11 2025 | European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rules that Russia's 2022 wartime censorship laws are illegal and violate the right to freedom of expression. |
| February 3 2025 | Armen Sargsyan, a Ukrainian-born paramilitary leader and founder of the Pro-Russian Arbat Battalion, was severely injured by a bomb in the entrance hall of an apartment building in Moscow. He later died from his wounds in hospital. |
| January 31 2025 | Ukrainian drones attacked the Volgograd Refinery, causing a fire at the facility. Russian sources reported the fire was quickly extinguished. |
| January 29 2025 | Ukraine launched a drone attack on the Kstovo Refinery in Nizhny Novgorod, approximately 1000 km from the border. Ukrainian military sources claimed all 4 drones hit their targets, causing multiple explosions and large fires. Local residents reported at least three explosions. Russian authorities confirmed the blaze burned for two days, leading Sibur to temporarily halt plant operations. |
| January 20 2025 | Ukrainian drones targeted the Gorbunov Kazan Aviation Plant, where Tu-160 strategic bombers are manufactured. The attack caused several explosions about 1000 km from the Ukrainian border. Russian local sources claimed minimal damage and that all drone threats were neutralized. |
| January 14 2025 | Ukrainian drones attacked the Kazan Orgsintez chemical plant in Tatarstan, causing explosions and fires in three liquified natural gas (LNG) storage tanks. The attack occurred nearly 1000 km from the Ukrainian border, with Russian sources acknowledging the incident. |
| 2024 | Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) composition is documented, featuring multiple divisions including 7th Guards Mountain Air Assault Division, 44th Air Assault Division, 76th Guards Air Assault Division, 98th Guards Airborne Division, 104th Guards Airborne Division, and 106th Guards Airborne Division, each with multiple regiments and specialized units. |
| 2024 | Russian Airborne Forces composition updated, led by Commander Colonel-General Mikhail Teplinsky, with multiple divisions and regiments restructured across various locations in Russia |
| 2024 | Russia plans to expand its active military personnel to 1.5 million, which would make it the second-largest active military force after China. |
| December 2024 | Russian-backed Assad government fell, with Bashar al-Assad given refuge in Moscow. |
| December 2024 | Vladimir Putin threatened to bring more 'destruction' to Ukraine in retaliation for a Ukrainian drone attack on Kazan in the Republic of Tatarstan. |
| December 31 2024 | Multiple Storm Shadow long-range missiles struck Lgov, hitting a Russian command bunker and a troop barracks of the 810th Naval Infantry Brigade. Initial Russian reports indicated 8 military members were killed and 22 were injured and hospitalized. |
| December 27 2024 | Airports in multiple Russian cities including Sochi, Kazan, Samara, Grozny, Makhachkala, Volgograd, and Astrakhan were temporarily closed due to the threat of drone attacks. |
| December 25 2024 | Ukrainian drones attacked the cities of Grozny, Mozdok, and Vladikavkaz in the North Caucasus, as reported by Russian authorities. |
| December 25 2024 | Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 crashed near Aktau International Airport after being allegedly shot down by a Russian military air-defence system (Pantsir-S1) near Grozny, killing several passengers and crew members. |
| December 21 2024 | Kazan International Airport in Tatarstan and Gagarin Airport in Saratov were temporarily closed due to Ukrainian drone attacks. |
| December 17 2024 | Russian lieutenant general Igor Kirillov was assassinated in Moscow, with the SBU claiming responsibility for the attack. |
| December 1 2024 | Ukrainian drone attacks occurred in the Bryansk and Kaluga regions of Russia, according to Russian authorities. |
| November 2024 | Russia reduced payments to troops injured in the Ukraine invasion due to increasing war costs and heavy personnel losses. |
| November 25 2024 | Additional drone attacks on the Rosneft Kaluga oil storage depot resulted in explosions and fires. By November 28, three of the ten storage tanks were completely destroyed. |
| November 22 2024 | Ukrainian drones attacked the Rosneft Kaluga oil storage depot, with Russian sources claiming to have shot down two missiles and 27 drones. |
| November 22 2024 | Ukraine used multiple Storm Shadow missiles to attack the Maryino estate in Kursk, a Russian army command post and communications hub. A North Korean general officer was reportedly wounded in the attack. |
| November 20 2024 | Ukrainian drones struck the 13th Arsenal of the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate in Kotovo, Novgorod Oblast, leading to the evacuation of local residents. |
| November 17 2024 | The Biden administration authorized the use of long-range ATACMS missiles for military targets inside mainland Russia. |
| November 17 2024 | The Center for Countering Disinformation reported drone strikes on the Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant. |
| November 14 2024 | Ukrainian drones attacked the Krymsk air base in Krasnodar Krai, targeting a base with Su-27, Su-30 fighter jets, and Ka-27 helicopters. Russian air defenses claimed to have shot down 51 drones with no reported casualties. |
| November 10 2024 | At least 34 Ukrainian drones launched an attack on Moscow. |
| November 8 2024 | Ukrainian drones attacked the Aleksin Chemical Plant near Moscow, causing explosions and fires at the ammunition and explosives manufacturing facility. |
| November 6 2024 | An A-22 light aircraft converted into a drone struck the Kaspiysk naval base, reportedly damaging two vessels of the Caspian Flotilla. |
| October 10 2024 | Ukrainian drones attacked the Khanskaya airbase near Maykop, causing a fire that was subsequently detected by NASA's Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS). |
| October 10 2024 | A Yakovlev Yak-130 crashed in Volgograd Oblast. The pilot successfully ejected but was lightly injured. |
| October 3 2024 | Ukrainian drones conducted a strike on the Borisoglebsk air base in Voronezh Oblast, targeting multiple Russian military assets including Su-34 and Su-35 aircraft, fuel tanks, and a warehouse storing glide bombs. |
| September 21 2024 | Ukraine launched drone attacks on two Russian ammunition depots: the 23rd Arsenal near Oktyabrsky in Tver Oblast and the 719th Artillery Ammunition Base near Tikhoretsk and its air base in Krasnodar Krai. |
| September 19 2024 | A test of an RS-28 Sarmat missile at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Arkhangelsk Oblast failed, destroying the launch silo and surrounding facilities, with a fire detected by NASA's FIRMS. Maxar imagery showed a wide crater where the launch silo had been. |
| September 18 2024 | Ukraine launched a successful drone attack on the GRAU 107th Ammunition Depot in Toropets, causing massive explosions and fires. The attack resulted in an earthquake-magnitude blast, potentially destroying 30,000 tonnes of munitions. 13 people were injured, and an area evacuation was ordered. |
| September 10 2024 | Ukraine conducted its largest drone attack against Moscow, launching 144 drones that damaged dozens of homes and killed two people. |
| September 1 2024 | Ukraine launched over a hundred drones against targets in Russia, including the Konakovo Power Station in Tver Oblast and the Moscow Refinery in Moscow. |
| August 2024 | Ukrainian military launches a major offensive into Kursk Oblast, capturing numerous settlements. This is the largest attack into Russian territory since the war began and the first primarily conducted by Ukrainian regular forces. |
| August 31 2024 | Belgorod Oblast governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported five civilians were killed in Ukrainian missile strikes on Belgorod. |
| August 28 2024 | The Zenit oil depot in Kotelnich, Kirov Oblast, was attacked. This facility is located more than 1200 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. |
| August 28 2024 | The Atlas oil depot in Kamenski District, Rostov Oblast, was attacked. This facility, a division of the Federal Agency for State Reserves, supplies petroleum products to the Russian Armed Forces. A second drone attack later that day renewed the blaze. |
| August 26 2024 | During the Omsk refinery attack, an explosion and fire destroyed the crude distillation unit CDU-11, which was responsible for approximately one-third of the plant's capacity. |
| August 22 2024 | Marinovka air base was attacked by Ukrainian drones, causing explosions and a fire at the air base. |
| August 21 2024 | Russia announced interception of 11 Ukrainian attack drones heading towards Moscow. |
| August 18 2024 | The Proletarsk oil depot was attacked approximately 250 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, resulting in a massive multi-day fire at the extensive petroleum tank farm. |
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