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9 wars

Wars fought on the land of today's Russia or by its peoples.

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Wars

World War ISecond Sino-Japanese WarWorld War IIFirst Indochina WarKorean WarVietnam WarSoviet–Afghan WarRusso-Ukrainian warRusso-Ukrainian war (2022–present)
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  1. War

    World War I
    Allies (Entente)

    France, United Kingdom, Russian Empire (until 1917), Kingdom of Serbia, Kingdom of Italy (from 1915), and United States

    against
    Central Powers

    German Empire, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Kingdom of Bulgaria (from 1915)

    The Allies won: Germany signed an armistice on 11 November 1918 and the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, and the German, Austro-Hungarian, Russian and Ottoman empires broke up.

  2. War

    Second Sino-Japanese War
    China: the Nationalist government, Communist-led forces and their allies

    Republic of China (Nationalist government), Communist-led Eighth Route Army and New Fourth Army, Soviet Volunteer Group (1937–1941), and United States

    against
    Empire of Japan and its client governments

    Empire of Japan, Manchukuo, Wang Jingwei regime (Nanjing, 1940–1945), and Mengjiang

    Japan surrendered to the Allies in August 1945, and its forces in China surrendered at Nanjing on 9 September 1945; Manchukuo and the Wang Jingwei government ended with them.

    At the same time here: World War II

  3. War

    World War II
    Allies

    Soviet Union (from 1941), United States, United Kingdom, Republic of China (Nationalist government), France, and Second Polish Republic

    against
    Axis

    Nazi Germany, Empire of Japan, and Kingdom of Italy (until 1943)

    The Allies won: Germany surrendered unconditionally on 8 May 1945 and Japan on 2 September 1945.

    At the same time here: Second Sino-Japanese War

  4. War

    First Indochina War
    French Union: France and the Associated States of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia

    France, State of Vietnam, Kingdom of Laos, Kingdom of Cambodia, and United States (supporting)

    against
    Viet Minh (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and allies

    Democratic Republic of Vietnam (Viet Minh), Pathet Lao, Khmer Issarak (United Issarak Front), China (supporting), and Soviet Union (supporting)

    France agreed at Geneva to armistices that left the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in the north and the State of Vietnam in the south, divided at the 17th parallel; the last French troops left the south in April 1956.

    At the same time here: Korean War

  5. War

    Korean War
    North Korea, the Chinese People's Volunteer Army and the Soviet Union

    North Korea, Chinese People's Volunteer Army, and Soviet Union

    against
    South Korea and the United Nations Command

    South Korea, United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Netherlands, Canada, France, New Zealand, Philippines, Türkiye, Thailand, South Africa, Greece, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ethiopia, and Colombia

    An armistice, not a peace treaty, ended the fighting on 27 July 1953, with the front line close to the 38th parallel; Korea stayed divided.

    At the same time here: First Indochina War

  6. War

    Vietnam War
    North Vietnam, the Viet Cong and their allies

    Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam), National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) and, from 1969, the Provisional Revolutionary Government, Pathet Lao, Khmer Rouge and, from 1970, the GRUNK, China, Soviet Union, and North Korea

    against
    South Vietnam, the United States and their allies

    Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam), Kingdom of Laos (from 1959), Khmer Republic (1970–1975), United States, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, and Philippines

    The Republic of Vietnam surrendered on 30 April 1975; North and South were formally united as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on 2 July 1976.

  7. War

    Soviet–Afghan War
    Soviet Union and the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

    Soviet Union and Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (PDPA government)

    against
    Afghan mujahideen and their backers

    Afghan mujahideen, Pakistan (supporting), United States (supporting), Saudi Arabia (supporting), China (supporting), United Kingdom (supporting), Iran (supporting), and Egypt (supporting)

    The Soviet Union withdrew all its troops by 15 February 1989 without defeating the mujahideen; the war between the Afghan government and the mujahideen went on.

  8. War

    Russo-Ukrainian war – ongoing, as of 1 October 2026
    Ukraine

    Ukraine

    against
    Russia and the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics

    Russia, Donetsk People's Republic (proclaimed 2014), and Luhansk People's Republic (proclaimed 2014)

    No settlement: by February 2022 Russia held Crimea and the two Russian-backed republics held parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions; the war widened on 24 February 2022.

    At the same time here: Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)