2026 in Russia

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Events in the year 2026 in Russia .

Incumbents

• President: Vladimir Putin
• Prime Minister: Mikhail Mishustin

Ongoing

• Russo-Ukrainian War (2014–present)
  • Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022–present)

Events

January

• 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

• 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]
• 7 February – Four Indian students are injured in a knife attack at the dormitory of the Bashkir State Medical University in Ufa. ^[18]
• 10 February – Roskomnadzor announces phased restrictions on Telegram on charges of violating laws requiring data on Russian users to be stored inside the country and the removal of usage for "criminal and terrorist purposes". ^[19]
• 11 February
  • One person is killed in a shooting at a technical college in Anapa, Krasnodar Krai. ^[20]
  • The Volgograd refinery in Volgograd Oblast is set on fire with multiple explosions reported following a Ukrainian drone strike. Volgograd International Airport is also closed. ^[21]
• 12 February –
  • The government blocks access to WhatsApp in Russia on charges of violating domestic laws. ^[22]
  • The deputy governor of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Andrei Faleychik, is arrested on suspicion of bribery. ^[23]

Predicted and scheduled

• By 20 September – 2026 Russian legislative election

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Russia

Source: ^{[24] [25]}

• 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

• 1 January – Mukhsin Mukhamadiev, 59, Tajik-Russian football player (Tajikistan national team, Russia national team) and manager (Tajikistan national team). ^[26]
• 8 January – Evgeny Lyubivyi, 51, politician. ^[27]
• 11 January – Pavel Akishev, 42, baseball player (national team) (death announced on this date). ^[28]
• 14 January – Layonel Adams, 31, footballer (Banants, Cerceda, Isloch Minsk Raion). ^[29]
• 17 Januyar – Lazar Shvets , 86, Russian Orthodox priest. ^[30]
• 24 January – Boris Belousov, 91, Soviet minister of defense industry (1989–1991). ^[31]
• 3 February – Ivan Nikulin, 89, member of the Soviet of the Union (1984–1989). ^[32]
• 5 February – Vladimir Kuroyedov, 81, admiral, commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy (1997–2005). ^[33]

References

1. "Three hurt in polar bear attack in remote Siberian village". France 24. 5 January 2026.
2. "Russia Releases French Researcher in Prisoner Exchange". The Moscow Times. 8 January 2026.
3. "Russia Orders Expulsion of British Diplomat Accused of Espionage". The Moscow Times. 15 January 2026.
4. "Police Arrest Chief Physician and Intensive Care Head at Siberian Hospital Where Newborns Died". The Moscow Times. 15 January 2026.
5. "Woman Injured in Komi Police Training Center Explosion Dies at Hospital". The Moscow Times. 20 January 2026.
6. "Falling Snow Kills 2 in Kamchatka as Winter Storms Slam Far East". The Moscow Times. 15 January 2026.
7. "Russian court sentences an American to 5 years on charges of illegally transporting arms". AP News. 19 January 2026.
8. "Uzbek Man Who Assassinated Russian General in December 2024 Gets Life in Prison". The Moscow Times. 22 January 2026.
9. "FSB Arrests Russian Man Suspected of Spying for Moldova". The Moscow Times. 22 January 2026.
10. "Murmansk Region Issues Emergency Declaration as Arctic Storm Knocks Out Power". The Moscow Times. 26 January 2026.
11. "Russian volcano puts on display in latest eruption". France 24. 28 January 2026.
12. "Federation Council Senator Vaynberg Resigns to Serve in Ukraine". The Moscow Times. 28 January 2026.
13. "Five children killed in bus-truck crash in Russia". APA. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
14. "Russia and Myanmar Sign Military Cooperation Agreement". The Moscow Times. 3 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
15. "Krasnoyarsk Police Arrest Teenager Who Set Fire to School Classroom and Attacked Students". The Moscow Times. 4 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
16. "Russia Expels German Diplomat in Tit-for-Tat Move". The Moscow Times. 5 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
17. "Russian general shot several times in Moscow". BBC. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
18. "Indian Students Injured in Knife Attack at University in Bashkortostan". The Moscow Times. 9 February 2026. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
19. "Moscow chokes Telegram as it pushes state-backed rival app". France 24 . 11 February 2026.
20. "Shooting at Technical College in Krasnodar Leaves 1 Dead". The Moscow Times. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
21. Velhan, Oleh (11 February 2026). "Volgograd hit by unidentified drones - Fire breaks out near oil refinery". RBC-Ukraine . Retrieved 12 February 2026.
22. "Russia confirms ban on WhatsApp, says it failed to abide by law". France 24 . 12 February 2026.
23. "Police Arrest Chelyabinsk Deputy Governor Accused of Accepting Bribes". The Moscow Times . 12 February 2026.
24. "Russia Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
25. "Holidays and Observances in Russia in 2026". Time and Date. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
26. "Умер бывший футболист "Спартака" Мухсин Мухамадиев". TACC. 2 January 2026.
27. "В Кургане погиб экс-глава Калининграда Евгений Любивый". РБК (in Russian). 9 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
28. "Умер бывший бейсболист сборной России Павел Акишев". TACC (in Russian). Retrieved 11 January 2026.
29. "В полиции подтвердили гибель экс‑футболиста ЦСКА Адамса" [Police confirmed death of ex-CSKA footballer Adams] (in Russian). Match TV. 14 January 2026.
30. Умер бывший митрополит Симферопольский и Крымский Лазарь (in Russian)
31. "Умер последний министр оборонной промышленности СССР". RBC. 24 January 2026. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
32. "Ушёл из жизни бывший первый секретарь Новгородского обкома КПСС Иван Никулин". Novgorodskie Vedomosti (in Russian). 4 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
33. "Умер экс-главнокомандующий ВМФ России Владимир Куроедов". RIA. 5 February 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2026.

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