2026 in Russia
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Events in the year 2026 in Russia.
Incumbents
[edit]Ongoing
[edit]- Russo-Ukrainian War (2014–present)
- Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022–present)
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 5 January – Three people are injured in a polar bear attack in Nosok, Krasnoyarsk Krai.[1]
- 8 January – Laurent Vinatier, a French researcher imprisoned in Russia since 2024 on charges of failing to register as a "foreign agent", is released in a prisoner swap in exchange for Russian basketball player Daniil Kasatkin, who had been detained in France since 2025 on suspicion of involvement in cyberhacking.[2]
- 13 January – Russia expels a British diplomat after accusing him of spying.[3]
- 14 January – Two senior doctors are arrested over the suspicious deaths of nine newborn infants at a maternity hospital in Novokuznetsk from 4 to 12 January.[4]
- 15 January –
- One person is killed while 17 others are injured in an explosion at a police training center in Syktyvkar.[5]
- Two people are killed after being buried by falling snow piles from buildings in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.[6]
- 19 January – A court in Sochi sentences an American citizen to five years' imprisonment on charges of illegally transporting weapons after being found with a rifle aboard his yacht in June 2025.[7]
- 21 January – The Second Western District Military Court in Moscow sentences Uzbek national Akhmadzhon Kurbonov to life imprisonment for the assassination of Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov in 2024.[8]
- 22 January – The FSB arrests a Russian national on suspicion of spying for Moldova.[9]
- 25 January – A state of emergency is declared in Murmansk Oblast due to power outages caused by heavy snowstorms.[10]
- 28 January –
- The Shiveluch volcano in Kamchatka erupts.[11]
- Alexander Vainberg resigns from the Federation Council to undertake military service in Ukraine.[12]
February
[edit]- 2 February – A bus collides with a truck in Krasnoyarsk, killing five people and injuring six others.[13]
- 3 February – Myanmar and Russia sign a five-year military cooperation agreement.[14]
- 4 February – Six people are injured in a combined arson and hammer attack by a student inside a school in Krasnoyarsk Krai.[15]
- 5 February – Russia expels a German diplomat in retaliation for the expulsion of a Russian diplomat by Germany for spying in January.[16]
- 6 February – Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev, the deputy head of the GRU, is shot and severely injured by an unidentified gunman in Moscow.[17]
Predicted and scheduled
[edit]- By 20 September – 2026 Russian legislative election
Holidays
[edit]- 1–8 January – New Year's Day and Holidays
- 7 January – Christmas (Orthodox)
- 23 February – Defender of the Fatherland Day
- 24 February – Defender of the Fatherland Holiday
- 8 March – International Women's Day
- 9 March – International Women's Day Holiday
- 1 May – Spring and Labour Day
- 9 May – Victory Day
- 12 June – Russia Day
- 4 November – Unity Day
Deaths
[edit]- 1 January – Mukhsin Mukhamadiev, 59, Tajik-Russian football player (Tajikistan national team, Russia national team) and manager (Tajikistan national team).[20]
- 8 January – Evgeny Lyubivyi, 51, politician.[21]
- 11 January – Pavel Akishev, 42, baseball player (national team) (death announced on this date).[22]
- 14 January – Layonel Adams, 31, footballer (Banants, Cerceda, Isloch Minsk Raion).[23]
- 17 Januyar – Lazar Shvets, 86, Russian Orthodox priest.[24]
- 24 January – Boris Belousov, 91, Soviet minister of defense industry (1989–1991).[25]
- 3 February – Ivan Nikulin, 89, member of the Soviet of the Union (1984–1989).[26]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Three hurt in polar bear attack in remote Siberian village". France 24. 5 January 2026.
- ^ "Russia Releases French Researcher in Prisoner Exchange". The Moscow Times. 8 January 2026.
- ^ "Russia Orders Expulsion of British Diplomat Accused of Espionage". The Moscow Times. 15 January 2026.
- ^ "Police Arrest Chief Physician and Intensive Care Head at Siberian Hospital Where Newborns Died". The Moscow Times. 15 January 2026.
- ^ "Woman Injured in Komi Police Training Center Explosion Dies at Hospital". The Moscow Times. 20 January 2026.
- ^ "Falling Snow Kills 2 in Kamchatka as Winter Storms Slam Far East". The Moscow Times. 15 January 2026.
- ^ "Russian court sentences an American to 5 years on charges of illegally transporting arms". AP News. 19 January 2026.
- ^ "Uzbek Man Who Assassinated Russian General in December 2024 Gets Life in Prison". The Moscow Times. 22 January 2026.
- ^ "FSB Arrests Russian Man Suspected of Spying for Moldova". The Moscow Times. 22 January 2026.
- ^ "Murmansk Region Issues Emergency Declaration as Arctic Storm Knocks Out Power". The Moscow Times. 26 January 2026.
- ^ "Russian volcano puts on display in latest eruption". France 24. 28 January 2026.
- ^ "Federation Council Senator Vaynberg Resigns to Serve in Ukraine". The Moscow Times. 28 January 2026.
- ^ "Five children killed in bus-truck crash in Russia". APA. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "Russia and Myanmar Sign Military Cooperation Agreement". The Moscow Times. 3 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "Krasnoyarsk Police Arrest Teenager Who Set Fire to School Classroom and Attacked Students". The Moscow Times. 4 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ "Russia Expels German Diplomat in Tit-for-Tat Move". The Moscow Times. 5 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ "Russian general shot several times in Moscow". BBC. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ "Russia Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ "Holidays and Observances in Russia in 2026". Time and Date. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ "Умер бывший футболист "Спартака" Мухсин Мухамадиев". TACC. 2 January 2026.
- ^ "В Кургане погиб экс-глава Калининграда Евгений Любивый". РБК (in Russian). 9 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "Умер бывший бейсболист сборной России Павел Акишев". TACC (in Russian). Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ "В полиции подтвердили гибель экс‑футболиста ЦСКА Адамса" [Police confirmed death of ex-CSKA footballer Adams] (in Russian). Match TV. 14 January 2026.
- ^ Умер бывший митрополит Симферопольский и Крымский Лазарь (in Russian)
- ^ "Умер последний министр оборонной промышленности СССР". RBC. 24 January 2026. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ^ "Ушёл из жизни бывший первый секретарь Новгородского обкома КПСС Иван Никулин". Novgorodskie Vedomosti (in Russian). 4 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
