Russia Military Deployments

This page tracks publicly reported military deployments involving Russia: forces Russia has sent abroad, foreign forces reported on its territory or in its waters, and exercises it leads or joins.

Forces deployed by Russia

Deploying	Host or area	Branch	Forces and personnel	Status	Date	Verified	Sources
Russia	Ukraine	🚢 Naval forces	Russia: Elements of the 120th Naval Infantry Division, 40th Separate Naval Infantry Brigade and 90th Tank Division to Oleksandrivka direction, Ukraine, to defend against Ukrainian counterattacks Not stated	Confirmed active	Oct 25, 2026	Oct 25, 2026	ISW
Russia	Mali	🪖 Ground forces	Russia: Africa Corps Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Oct 22, 2026	Oct 22, 2026	Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch
Russia	Ukraine	🪖 Ground forces	Russia: Elements of the 41st Combined Arms Army to Toward Serhiivka, southwest of Dobropillya, Ukraine Not stated	Confirmed active	Oct 21, 2026	Oct 21, 2026	ISW
Russia	Ukraine	🪖 Ground forces	Russia: 5th Tank Brigade, 37th and 64th Motorized Rifle Brigades to Hulyaipole direction, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine Not stated	Confirmed active	Oct 21, 2026	Oct 21, 2026	ISW
Russia	Libya	🪖 Ground forces	Russia: military personnel at Libyan air bases Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Aug 11, 2026	Aug 11, 2026	Africa Defense Forum
Russia	Kyrgyzstan	⚓ Military base	Russia’s Kant air base in Kyrgyzstan Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Dec 24, 2021	Jun 10, 2026	24.kg, citing Central Military District commander Alexander Lapin (Dec. 24, 2021) Kun.uz (June 10, 2026)
Russia	Tajikistan	⚓ Military base	Russia’s 201st military base in Tajikistan Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Dec 24, 2021	Jun 10, 2026	24.kg, citing Central Military District commander Alexander Lapin (Dec. 24, 2021) Kun.uz (June 10, 2026)

Foreign forces in Russia

Deploying	Host or area	Branch	Forces and personnel	Status	Date	Verified	Sources
North Korea	Russia	🪖 Ground forces	North Korea: about 11,000 troops (about 10,000 combat, 1,000 engineers) Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Feb 13, 2026	Feb 13, 2026	The Kyiv Independent

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