Where Is War

Is there a war in Russia?

Yes. UCDP lists 2 active armed conflicts with fighting recorded in Russia.

1 of them at war level (1,000+ deaths in a year). Largest: Russia - Ukraine (mainly in Ukraine), 94,741 deaths in 2025.

Updated 30 October 2026 · UCDP data through 30 September 2026 · View on map →

Deaths recorded in Russia in 2025

4,431in state-based fighting
0in fighting between armed groups
2in attacks on civilians (one-sided violence)

UCDP GED Global 26.1: best estimates for events located in Russia (as UCDP places them), by type of violence. The three are shown separately, as UCDP counts them, and are not added together here.

The conflicts

Each conflict as UCDP defines it: a dispute with at least 25 battle-related deaths in a year. Figures are UCDP best estimates; the newest months are preliminary and can change. UCDP does not record who started each clash.

War levelState-based conflict · UCDP start year 2014

Russia - Ukraine

94,741deaths in 2025UCDP Battle-Related Deaths Dataset 26.1 (conflict level)
64,439deaths in Jan–Sep 2026preliminary · UCDP Candidate Events Dataset 26.01.26.09
372,588total 2022–2025sum of the UCDP yearly figures below (4 years listed)

Who is fighting: Government of Russia (Soviet Union) vs Government of Ukraine

2014: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2015: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2016: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2017: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2018: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2019: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2020: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2021: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2022: 99,4732023: 76,2542024: 102,1202025: 94,7412026: 64,439 (Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary)
2014highest: 102,1202026*

* Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary (hatched). Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).

Latest recorded fighting: September 2026

Conflict-wide figures (not only Russia). Also recorded in: Ukraine.

Figures by year
YearDeaths (best estimate)
Jan–Sep 2026 preliminary64,439
202594,741
2024102,120
202376,254
202299,473

UCDP conflict page · CrisisWatch: Ukraine · War WATCH (legal classification) · View on map →

Armed conflictState-based conflict · UCDP start year 1991

Russia (Soviet Union): Government

–2025: not in the datasetbelow 25 deaths or no data
29deaths in Jan–Sep 2026preliminary · UCDP Candidate Events Dataset 26.01.26.09
270total 1993–2024sum of the UCDP yearly figures below (3 years listed)

Who is fighting: Government of Russia (Soviet Union) vs Black Spark

1991: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1992: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1993: 1451994: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1995: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1996: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1997: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1998: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1999: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2000: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2001: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2002: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2003: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2004: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2005: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2006: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2007: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2008: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2009: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2010: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2011: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2012: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2013: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2014: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2015: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2016: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2017: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2018: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2019: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2020: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2021: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2022: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2023: 972024: 282025: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2026: 29 (Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary)
1991highest: 1452026*

* Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary (hatched). Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).

Latest recorded fighting: May 2026

Figures by year
YearDeaths (best estimate)
Jan–Sep 2026 preliminary29
202428
202397
1993145

UCDP conflict page · CrisisWatch: Russia · View on map →

Military personnel

1,454,000own armed forces (2020)World Bank / IISS · active + paramilitary

Foreign military personnel in Russia

United States29

assigned · 31 Aug 2026 · DoD DMDC

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