List of wars involving Belarus

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This is a list of wars and humanitarian conflicts involving the Republic of Belarus and its predecessor states (Belarusian People's Republic and Byelorussian SSR). Notable militarised interstate disputes are included.

  Belarusian victory

  Belarusian defeat

  Another result (e.g. a treaty or peace without a clear result, status quo ante bellum, result of civil or internal conflict, result unknown or indecisive, inconclusive)

  Ongoing conflict

Russian Empire

Conflict	Belarus & allies	Belarus's opposition	Result
World War I/Russian Civil War (1918)	Belarusian People's Republic   Germany	Bolsheviks   Russian SFSR	Belarusian People's Republic exiled
Slutsk uprising (1920)	Nationalist forces loyal to the Belarusian People's Republic	Russian SFSR   Byelorussian SSR	Rebellion suppressed
Polish–Soviet War (1919–1921) Soviet westward offensive of 1918–1919	Russian SFSR   Ukrainian SSR   Byelorussian SSR Polrewkom	Second Polish Republic   Ukrainian People's Republic	Inconclusive: Peace of Riga Both sides claimed victory

Soviet Union

Conflict	Belarus & allies	Belarus's opposition	Result
Polish-Belarusian ethnic conflict (1939—1954)	Byelorussian SSR Belarusian collaborators	Polish people Home Army Cursed soldiers Grodno Self Defense  [ pl ] Wołkowysk Self Defense  [ pl ]	Both sides claimed victory
World War II (1941–1944)	Soviet Union   Byelorussian SSR	Nazi Germany Belarusian Central Council	Victory: Belarusian Central Council dissolved, results include the Independence Day (Belarus)
Soviet–Afghan War (1979–1989)	Soviet Union   Byelorussian SSR   Afghanistan	Afghan mujahideen	Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan After USSR's withdrawal, Afghan Civil War continues

Republic of Belarus

Conflict	Belarus & allies	Belarus's opposition	Result
First Ivorian Civil War (2002—2007)	Ivory Coast COJEP   Belarus (limited military support and mercenaries)	FNCI	Tentative peace agreement, followed by renewed conflict
First Libyan Civil War (2011)	Libyan Jamahiriya   Belarus: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Military advisers  [ ru ] Snipers MID  [ ru ]/SSB (334th Separate Unit of the 5th Spetsnaz Brigade) Technical specialists	Anti-Gaddafi forces   Qatar Enforcing UNSC Resolution 1973:   NATO NATO members   Belgium   Bulgaria   Canada   Denmark   France   Italy   Netherlands   Norway [6]   Portugal   Romania   Spain   Turkey   United Kingdom   United States Other countries   Jordan [7]   Sweden   United Arab Emirates [8]   Saudi Arabia [9] [10] Minor border clashes:   Tunisia	Defeat: Rebel forces overthrow the Libyan government
Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022–present) (part of the Russo-Ukrainian War, 2014–present)	Russian Federation   Belarus (provision of territory)   Donetsk People's Republic   Luhansk People's Republic	Ukraine Kastuś Kalinoŭski Regiment Belarusian Volunteer Corps	Ongoing: Belarus provides its territory and infrastructure to the Russian invasion forces and assistance to injured Russian soldiers.

See also

• Belarusian mercenaries in Ivory Coast

Lists of wars and battles involving former states on what is now Belarus:

• List of wars involving Kievan Rus'
• List of wars and battles involving Galicia–Volhynia
• List of wars involving the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
• List of wars and battles involving the Principality of Smolensk
• List of battles of the French invasion of Russia

References

1. На стороне Каддафи воюют белорусские партизаны — Комсомольская правда, 6 апреля 2011
2. Источник: освобожденный из плена в Ливии белорусский военный прибыл в Минск
3. Белорусских снайперов в Ливии не было, заявил МИД
4. "SIPRI: Белоруссия снабдила Каддафи оружием для уничтожения революционеров". NEWSru.com. 1 March 2011.
5. Летало ли белорусское оружие в Ливию и Кот-д'Ивуар? — TUT.BY, 2 марта 2011
6. "Last Libyan Mission for Norway's F16S To Fly Tomorrow". Agenzia Giornalistica Italia. 29 July 2011. Archived from the original on 23 November 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
7. "Jordanian Fighters Protecting Aid Mission". The Jordan Times. 6 April 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
8. "UAE Updates Support to UN Resolution 1973". Emirates News Agency. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
9. Davidson, Christopher M. (2017). "Why Was Muammar Qadhafi Really Removed?". Middle East Policy. 24 (4): 91–116. doi: 10.1111/mepo.12310 .
10. "Gaddafi's sons tried to get Saudi cleric help: TV". Reuters. 28 February 2011.