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This is a list of wars and armed conflicts involving Russia and its predecessors in chronological order, from the 9th to the 21st century.. The Russian military and troops of its predecessor states in Russia took part in a large number of wars and armed clashes in various parts of the world: starting from the princely squads, opposing the raids of nomads, and fighting for the expansion of the ...
Polish invasion of Russia or Polish invasion of Rus may refer to Boleslaw I's intervention in the Kievan succession crisis, 1018 (the Kiev Expedition) Polish–Muscovite War (1605–18) Polish–Soviet War (1919–20)
Soviet invasion of Poland: The Red Army invaded Poland. 22 October: Elections were held to the Supreme Soviets of the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union. 26 November: Shelling of Mainila: The Red Army shelled the Russian village of Mainila and blamed the Finns for invented casualties. 30 November: Winter War: The Soviet army attacked Finland.
Armed conflicts between Poland (including the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Civitas Schinesghe ("Duchy of Poland")) and Russia (including the Soviet Union and Kievan Rus') include: Polish or Polish–Lithuanian victory Russian, Soviet, Muscovite, Ruthenian, or Kievan Rus' victory Another result*
The war in Ukraine is entering a “decisive phase”, with Vladimir Putin’s launch of a new ballistic missile showing that the threat of global conflict is “serious and real”, Poland’s ...
Soviet annexation of Polish lands in 1939 (in red), superimposed on a modern map of Ukraine. On the basis of a secret clause of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, the Soviet Union invaded Poland on September 17, 1939, capturing the eastern provinces of the Second Polish Republic.
Finland is now NATO alliance's 31st nation, a major blow to Russia with a historic realignment of Europe spurred by Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
At the time, Mr Putin warned: “To those who allow themselves to make such statements about Russia, I would like to remind you that our country also has various means of destruction, and for some ...