2024 in Russia

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{{Year in Russia|2024}}

Events in the year 2024 in Russia.

Incumbents

Ongoing

Events

=January=

  • 2 January - A Russian Air Force aircraft accidentally releases its explosive ordnance on the village of Petropavlovka, Voronezh Oblast, injuring four people and damaging six buildings.{{Cite news |date=2 January 2024 |title=Russia Accidentally Bombs Own Village |language=en |work=The Moscow Times |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/01/02/russia-accidentally-bombs-own-village-a83626 |access-date=2 January 2024}}{{Cite news |date=3 January 2024 |title=Russian authorities: 4 injured after Russian plane 'accidentally drops munitions' on Russian town |language=en |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-official-4-injured-in-russian-town-after-munitions-accidentally-dropped-from-plane/ |access-date=3 January 2024}}
  • 3 January – Ukraine and Russia complete their first prisoner exchange in nearly five months, releasing over 200 people on each side, facilitated by mediation from the United Arab Emirates.{{Cite news |date=2024-01-03 |title=Ukraine and Russia in 'biggest prisoner swap' so far |language=en-GB |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67872417 |access-date=2024-01-03}}
  • 4 January – President Putin issues a decree granting Russian citizenship to foreigners who fight for Russia in the war against Ukraine and their families.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-04 |title=Putin Further Eases Citizenship Process for Foreigners in Russian Army |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/01/04/putin-further-eases-citizenship-process-for-foreigners-in-russian-army-a83639 |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=The Moscow Times |language=en}}
  • 8 January – A pileup in snowy conditions involving 50 vehicles on the Moscow–Saint Petersburg motorway near Novgorod kills four people and injures six others.{{Cite web |date=January 8, 2024 |title=Major Vehicle Pile-Up Leaves 4 Dead in Northwestern Russia |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/01/08/major-vehicle-pile-up-leaves-4-dead-in-northwestern-russia-a83660 |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=The Moscow Times}}
  • 9 January – Russia places exiled tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky on a wanted list over comments he made regarding the war in Ukraine.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-09 |title=Russia puts exiled tycoon and opposition leader Khodorkovsky on wanted list for war comments |url=https://apnews.com/article/mikhail-khodorkovsky-russia-putin-b59a782cf1802c0f37c7bb9a0c98139a |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=AP News |language=en}}
  • 17 January – 2024 Bashkortostan protests: Thousands of people protest the trial of Bashkir activist Fail Alsynov in Baymak, Bashkortostan. Clashes with police are reported.{{Cite news |title=Thousands In Russia's Bashkortostan Demand Acquittal Of Activist |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-bashkortostan-alsynov-rally-support/32775278.html |access-date=2024-01-17 |work=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty |language=en}}
  • 21 January – A terminal of Russian gas producer Novatek catches fire in Ust-Luga, in the Gulf of Finland, due to a suspected Ukrainian drone attack.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-21 |title=Brand bij Russische gasproducent aan Oostzee, mogelijk door droneaanval |url=https://nos.nl/collectie/13965/artikel/2505649-brand-bij-russische-gasproducent-aan-oostzee-mogelijk-door-droneaanval |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=nos.nl |language=nl}}
  • 24 January – Korochansky Il-76 crash: A Russian Ilyushin IL-76 military transport plane which the Russian defence ministry claimed was carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war, six crew members and three guards, crashes in Korochansky District in Belgorod Oblast, near the Ukrainian border, killing everyone on board.{{Cite web |title=Russia accuses Ukraine of downing plane with 65 POWs on board |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/24/russian-military-plane-crashes-near-ukraine-border |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}
  • 25 January – Assassination of Vladlen Tatarsky: A court in Saint Petersburg sentences Darya Trepova to 27 years in prison for the assassination of Vladlen Tatarsky.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-25 |title=Russian courts jail a Putin critic and a woman convicted of a blast that killed a pro-war blogger |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-girkin-strelkov-putin-court-f1fbe68cdd2627fba16b2cff9ab89fa1 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=AP News |language=en}}
  • 31 January – Russia and Ukraine conduct a prisoner exchange on their border with 195 soldiers being returned to Russia, and 207 military personnel and civilians being returned to Ukraine, respectively. The deal is facilitated by the United Arab Emirates.{{Cite news |date=2024-01-31 |title=Ukraine and Russia complete first prisoner swap since plane crash |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68156442 |access-date=2024-01-31 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}

=February=

  • 2 February – A Lukoil oil refinery in Volgograd is attacked by Ukrainian long-range drones, causing a large fire and disrupting operations. Governor of Volgograd Oblast Andrey Bocharov says the attack was repelled by air defences.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-03 |title=Major Russian Oil Refinery in Volgograd Region Falls Victim to a Drone Attack |url=https://www.kyivpost.com/post/27558 |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=KyivPost |language=en}}
  • 8 February – The Vladimir Putin Interview: a television interview hosted by the American journalist and political commentator Tucker Carlson with President Putin. It is the first interview with Putin to be granted to a Western journalist since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
  • 16 February – Alexei Navalny, prominent opposition leader and a vocal critic of President Putin, dies while serving a 19-year sentence in prison.{{Cite web |author1=Christian Edwards |author2=Anna Chernova |date=2024-02-16 |title=Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny dies, prison service says |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/16/europe/alexey-navalny-dead-russia-prison-intl/index.html |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=CNN |language=en}}
  • 20 February – The Federal Security Service arrests Ksenia Karelina, a dual Russian-American citizen, on suspicion of treason.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-20 |title=Russia Arrests U.S.-Russian Woman Accused of Treason |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/02/20/russia-arrests-us-russian-woman-accused-of-treason-a84158 |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=The Moscow Times |language=en}}
  • 29 February to 7 March – The World Festival of Youth is held at Sirius, Krasnodar Krai.{{Cite web |date=11 May 2023 |title=Стали известны даты проведения Всемирного фестиваля молодежи в Сочи. Новости. Первый канал |trans-title=The dates for the World Youth Festival in Sochi have become known |url=https://www.1tv.ru/news/2023-05-11/452857-stali_izvestny_daty_provedeniya_vsemirnogo_festivalya_molodezhi_v_sochi |access-date=7 November 2023 |website=News 1TV |lang=ru}}

=March=

  • 1 March – The funeral of Alexei Navalny is held in Moscow.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-01 |title=Putin foe Alexei Navalny is buried in Moscow as thousands attend under heavy police presence |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-alexei-navalny-funeral-9263c4d0688b883fa9f853f5d0310e45 |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=AP News |language=en}}
  • 3 March – Six alleged members of the Islamic State are killed in a shootout with police in Karabulak, Republic of Ingushetia.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-01 |title=Alleged IS militants in Russia's North Caucasus killed in shootout with security services |url=https://www.euronews.com/2024/03/04/alleged-is-militants-in-russias-north-caucasus-killed-in-shootout-with-security-services |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=Euronews |language=en}}
  • 12 March - 7 April:
  • The Freedom of Russia Legion, the Russian Volunteer Corps and the Sibir Battalion launch a cross-border incursion from Ukraine and claim to have seized control over the settlements of Tyotkino, Kursk Oblast, and Lozovaya Rudka, Belgorod Oblast. The Russian government claims to have repelled the attacks.{{Cite web |title=Ukraine-based Russian armed groups claim raids into Russia |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68541911 |access-date=2024-03-12 |date=12 March 2024 |website=BBC |language=en}}
  • An IL-76 military transport aircraft crashes during takeoff in Ivanovo Oblast, killing all 15 people on board.{{Cite news |date=12 March 2024 |title=Russian Military Transport Plane Crashes in Flames Northeast of Moscow |language=en |work=The Moscow Times |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/03/12/russian-military-transport-plane-crashes-in-flames-northeast-of-moscow-a84424 |access-date=12 March 2024}}
  • 14 March – A Royal Air Force plane carrying UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps and several journalists has its GPS signals jammed while flying near Kaliningrad Oblast. Mobile phone signals were also jammed during the flight. The Russian military is suspected of being behind the jamming.{{Cite news |date=2024-03-14 |title=Grant Shapps plane's GPS signal 'jammed' near Russia's Kaliningrad |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68569676 |access-date=2024-03-15 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}
  • 15 to 17 March – 2024 Russian presidential election: Incumbent President Vladimir Putin wins a fifth term in office.{{cite news |title=Russian election: Putin claims landslide and scorns US democracy |last=Kirby |first=Paul |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68592781 |access-date=18 March 2024 |work=BBC |date=18 March 2024 |language=en }}
  • 19 March:
  • A gold mine collapse in Zeysky District, Amur Oblast leaves 13 miners dead.{{cite news |title=At least 13 Russian miners are trapped in a collapsed gold mine, officials say |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-gold-mine-collapse-8e88fe939a4cb81cddfca81af112b7ef |access-date=19 March 2024 |work=Associated Press |date=19 March 2024 |language=en }}{{cite news |title=Russian Rescuers Call Off Search for Trapped Miners |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/04/01/russian-rescuers-call-off-search-for-trapped-miners-a84695|access-date=1 April 2024 |work=The Moscow Times |date=1 April 2024 |language=en }}
  • Former deputy education minister Marina Rakova is sentenced to five years' imprisonment for fraud involving the misappropriation of 50 million rubles ($540,000) of Education Ministry funds. Her co-accused, Rector of the Moscow School for the Social and Economic Sciences Sergey Zuev, is given a four-year suspended sentence for the same case.{{cite news |title=Russia Sentences Ex-Education Deputy Minister Rakova, University Head Zuyev for Fraud |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/03/19/russia-sentences-ex-education-deputy-minister-rakova-university-head-zuyev-for-fraud-a84533 |access-date=19 March 2024 |work=The Moscow Times |date=19 March 2024 |language=en }}
  • A Russian fishing trawler is reportedly struck by a missile during Baltic Fleet training exercises off the coast of Kaliningrad Oblast, killing three and injuring four others. Russian authorities blame the incident on a fire and claim that only one person was killed.{{Cite news |date=22 March 2024 |title=Russian Navy Fired on Civilian Fishing Trawler, Killing Sailors – Dozhd |language=en |work=The Moscow Times |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/03/22/russian-navy-fired-on-civilian-fishing-trawler-killing-sailors-dozhd-a84568 |access-date=22 March 2024}}
  • 21 March – The Supreme Court of Tatarstan sentences Radik Tagirov, who is identified as the Volga Maniac serial killer, to life in prison for the murders of 31 elderly women in the republic between 2011 and 2012.{{Cite web |date=March 21, 2024 |title=Russia Sentences 'Volga Maniac' Serial Killer to Life in Prison |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/03/21/russia-sentences-volga-maniac-serial-killer-to-life-in-prison-a84561 |work=The Moscow Times}}
  • 22 March –
  • The Russian government, through Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, states in a press conference that the invasion of Ukraine is now a "war" and no longer a "special military operation," the official term used for the war by the Russian government. In another press conference later that day, Peskov clarifies that although the invasion is a war de facto, the Russian government does not yet plan to change its de jure status as a "special military operation".{{Cite web |date=2024-03-22 |title=Kremlin-woordvoerder spreekt nu van 'oorlog' tegen Oekraïne |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2513788-kremlin-woordvoerder-spreekt-nu-van-oorlog-tegen-oekraine |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=nos.nl |language=nl}}
  • Crocus City Hall attack: At least 137 people are killed and more than 182 are injured in a shooting and arson attack claimed by the Islamic State in the Crocus City Hall music venue in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast.{{Cite news |last=Walters |first=Joanna |date=2024-03-23 |title=Moscow concert hall attack: Putin says four gunmen arrested after at least 133 killed and dozens wounded – live updates |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/mar/23/moscow-concert-attack-crocus-city-hall-shooting-russia-live-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-65ff07c68f08214a6461a271#block-65ff07c68f08214a6461a271 |access-date=2024-03-23 |work=the Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}
  • 24 March –
  • A Russian cruise missile violates NATO airspace over Poland, prompting the activation of aircraft from the Polish Air Force.{{Cite web |title=Russia-Ukraine latest: Terror group behind Moscow concert hall shooting attempted attacks in France, Macron says |url=https://news.sky.com/story/russia-moscow-shooting-latest-ukraine-islamic-state-live-sky-news-blog-12541713 |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=Sky News |language=en}}
  • Crocus City Hall attack: Four Tajik men are charged with terrorism. They are brought to Basmanny District court in Moscow, where they are ordered to be held in pre-trial detention until at least 22 May.{{Cite news |date=2024-03-24 |title=Moscow attack: Russian court charges four men with act of terrorism |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68652380 |access-date=2024-03-25 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}
  • 28 March – A Sukhoi Su-35 crashes into the sea off Sevastopol. The pilot is reported to have safely ejected.{{Cite web |date=March 28, 2024 |title=Russian military plane crashes in sea off Crimea - local governor |website=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-military-plane-crashes-sea-off-crimea-local-governor-2024-03-28/ }}
  • 29 March – Russia vetoes the continuation of the monitoring of UN sanctions on the North Korean nuclear weapons program.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-28 |title=Russian veto brings an end to the UN panel that monitors North Korea nuclear sanctions |url=https://apnews.com/article/un-us-north-korea-russia-sanctions-monitoring-72f8cbac116dea7c795d9a3357fc45f3 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=AP News |language=en}}
  • 31 March – President Putin signs a decree for a larger than normal spring conscription campaign, calling up 150,000 citizens for military service.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-31 |title=Russia's Putin signs decree on spring military conscription |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/31/russias-putin-signs-decree-on-spring-military-conscription.html |access-date=2024-04-01 |website=CNBC |language=en}}

= April =

  • 1 April – A train collides with a bus at a level-crossing in Yaroslavl Oblast, killing eight people.{{cite web|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-bus-train-crash-yaroslavl-8-dead/32886610.html |title=At Least 8 Killed In Train-Bus Crash In Russia's Yaroslavl Region |date=1 April 2024 |publisher=RFE/RL |access-date=9 June 2024}}
  • 4 April – The governor of Murmansk Oblast, Andrey Chibis, is severely wounded after being stabbed while meeting with constituents in Apatity. The assailant is reported to be a disgruntled 42-year old local railway worker.{{cite web|url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/04/05/murmansk-governor-appears-in-hospital-video-after-knife-attack-a84748 |title=Murmansk Governor Appears in Hospital Video After Knife Attack |date=5 April 2024 |publisher=The Moscow Times |access-date=5 April 2024}}
  • 5 April – Orsk Dam collapse: A dam failure in Orsk, Orenburg Oblast caused by melting snow results in a flood that inundates 10,000 homes and displaces 10,000 people. Over the succeeding days, floods also caused by the spring thaw occur in Tyumen, Tomsk and Kurgan Oblasts.{{cite web|url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/04/08/russia-says-over-10k-residential-houses-flooded-across-urals-siberia-a84765 |title=Russia Says Over 10K Residential Houses Flooded Across Urals, Siberia |date=7 April 2024 |publisher=The Moscow Times |access-date=8 April 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68746276 |title=Thousands evacuated after Russian dam breached |date=6 April 2024 |publisher=BBC |access-date=6 April 2024}}{{Cite web |date=2024-04-11 |title=Russia's Orenburg Orders Mass Evacuation as City Braces for Flood Peak |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/04/12/russias-orenburg-orders-mass-evacuation-as-city-braces-for-flood-peak-a84817 |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=The Moscow Times |language=en}}
  • 8 April – One person is killed and five others are injured after a bridge collapses into a railway in Vyazma, Smolensk Oblast.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68766912 |title=Russia: One dead as bridge collapses on railway tracks |date=9 April 2024 |publisher=BBC |access-date=9 April 2024}}
  • 9 April – Four people are sentenced to varying prison terms including life imprisonment for the ritual killings of three people in the Republic of Karelia, Leningrad Oblast and Moscow Oblast in 2016.{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-satanism-murders-3a07dbfdaa42eb5065f482b68d6691d9 |title=3 Russians given long sentences for murders described as satanic ritual killings |date=9 April 2024 |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=9 April 2024}}
  • 11 April –
  • Two suspected militants are killed in a counterterrorism operation outside Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria.{{cite web|url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/04/11/russian-security-agents-say-killed-2-militants-in-north-caucasus-anti-terrorism-operation-a84806 |title=Russian Security Agents Say Killed 2 Militants in North Caucasus Anti-Terrorism Operation |date=11 April 2024 |publisher=The Moscow Times |access-date=11 April 2024}}
  • Russia warns its citizens against travelling to the Middle East amid tensions between Iran and Israel.{{Cite web |last=Ellyatt |first=Holly |title=Ukraine war live updates: Russia claims it foiled British-led 'sabotage' plot; 200,000 left without power after 'massive' attack |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/11/ukraine-war-live-updates-latest-news-on-russia-and-the-war-in-ukraine.html |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=CNBC |date=11 April 2024 |language=en}}
  • 17 April – Russia begins the withdrawal of its peacekeepers from Nagorno-Karabakh.{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-azerbaijan-withdrawal-f60ed4e9ca5e78c071b77a2fa57cd765 |title=Russia begins withdrawing peacekeeping forces from Karabakh, now under full Azerbaijan control |date=17 April 2024 |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=9 April 2024}}
  • 19 April – A Russian Air Force Tu-22M3 is shot down in Russian airspace over Stavropol Krai after launching missiles at targets in Ukraine.{{Cite news |date=2024-04-19 |title=Ukraine war: Children among seven dead in Russian strike on Dnipropetrovsk region |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68853490 |access-date=2024-04-19 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}
  • 22 April:
  • Two police officers are killed and a third is injured following a gun attack in Karachaevsk, Karachay-Cherkessia.{{Cite news |date=2024-04-21 |title=2 Police Officers Killed in Armed Attack in Russia's North Caucasus |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/04/22/2-police-officers-killed-in-armed-attack-in-russias-north-caucasus-a84915 |access-date=2024-04-21 |work=The Moscow Times |language=en}}
  • Three people are killed in a fire at a machine-building plant in Voronezh.{{Cite news |date=2024-04-21 |title=3 Killed in Russian Machine-Building Plant Fire |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/04/22/3-killed-in-russian-machine-building-plant-fire-a84918 |access-date=2024-04-21 |work=The Moscow Times |language=en}}
  • 23 April – Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov is arrested on suspicion of bribery.{{Cite news |date=2024-04-24 |title=A top Russian military official reportedly linked to Ukraine's Mariupol arrested for bribe-taking |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-military-official-arrested-ccb1091d14a0a5521b46e785ab6fabca |access-date=2024-04-24 |work=Associated Press |language=en-US}}
  • 24 April – Russia vetoes a UN Security Council resolution reaffirming a ban on an arms race in outer space under the provisions of the Outer Space Treaty.{{Cite news |date=2024-04-25|title=Russia vetoes UN vote on stopping arms race in outer space |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-68894500 |access-date=2024-04-25 |work=BBC |language=en-UK}}
  • 27 April – Authorities arrest a fifth suspect for the Crocus City Hall attack in March, a Tajik man accused of providing the attackers with financing and communication.{{Cite web |date=April 27, 2024 |title=Russia arrests another suspect in the concert hall attack that killed 144 |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-shooting-suspect-arrested-2f52dc4bb74337d32cd6fa176f30e15c |work=Associated Press}}
  • 28 April – Two police officers are killed and four more injured during a mass shooting at a checkpoint in Karachay-Cherkessia. The five attackers, who are suspected of involvement in the 22 April attack, are also killed in the ensuing shootout.{{Cite web |date=April 29, 2024 |title=2 Police Officers Killed in Gun Attack in Russia's North Caucasus |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/04/29/2-police-officers-killed-in-gun-attack-in-russias-north-caucasus-a84980 |work=The Moscow Times}}

= May =

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  • 6 May – A state of emergency is declared in Irkutsk Oblast due to wildfires.{{Cite web |date=May 7, 2024 |title=Siberia's Irkutsk Declares Emergency as Fires Ravage Region |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/05/06/siberias-irkutsk-declares-emergency-as-fires-ravage-region-a85051 |work=The Moscow Times}}
  • 7 May – Russia declares U.S. nonprofit organization Freedom House an "undesirable organization", effectively outlawing the group, after accusing it of "discrediting the Russian Army" and advocating sanctions against Russia.{{Cite web |date=May 7, 2024 |title=Russia declares US NGO Freedom House an undesirable organisation |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-declares-us-ngo-freedom-house-an-undesirable-organisation-2024-05-07/ |work=Reuters}}
  • 9 May –
  • A drone strike is reported in Bashkortostan for the first time since the start of the war against Ukraine.{{cite news |title=In First, Drone Attacks Oil Refinery in Russia's Bashkortostan |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/05/09/in-first-drone-attacks-oil-refinery-in-russias-bashkortostan-a85078 |website=The Moscow Times |date=9 May 2024 |accessdate=9 May 2024}}
  • Vladimir Putin begins his fifth term as President of Russia.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-07 |title=Putin begins his fifth term as president, more in control of Russia than ever |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-putin-president-inauguration-ukraine-355bd36a2e833800187af848dc24a7dc |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=AP News |language=en}}
  • 10 May:
  • 2024 Kharkiv offensive: Russia launches an offensive in Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast, pushing Ukrainian forces back one kilometer from the international border.{{cite news |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/ukraine-sends-reinforcements-russian-forces-103629542.html?guccounter=1 |title=Russian forces attack Ukraine's Kharkiv region, striking on new front |author=Sergiy Karazy |author2=Tom Balmforth |author3=Yuliia Dysa |website=Yahoo! News |publisher=Reuters |date=11 May 2024 |accessdate=11 May 2024}}
  • A bus plunges into the Moyka river in Saint Petersburg, killing seven passengers.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-10 |title=A bus plunges off a bridge in the Russian city of St. Petersburg, killing 7 people |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-bus-river-crash-st-petersburg-558fac283d8f0429c278952aedee18c9 |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=AP News |language=en}}
  • 12 May:
  • Thirteen people are killed in a suspected Ukrainian missile strike on an apartment in Belgorod.{{cite news |title=At least 13 killed in Belgorod building collapse, Russia says |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/12/at-least-6-killed-in-belgorod-building-collapse-russia-says |website=Aljazeera |date=12 May 2024 |access-date=13 May 2024}}
  • Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu is appointed secretary of the Security Council of Russia and replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov.{{cite news |title=Vladimir Putin set to transfer Sergei Shoigu from Russian defence ministry |author=Robert Plummer |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-69000698|website=BBC |date=12 May 2024 |access-date=13 May 2024}}
  • 14 May –
  • Former head of personnel of the Ministry of Defence Yuri Kuznetsov is arrested for bribery of over 1 million. His charges carry up to 15 years of jail time.{{Cite web |title=Russian corruption probe widens as senior defence official arrested |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/14/russian-corruption-probe-widens-as-senior-defence-official-arrested |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}
  • Russia puts the nuclear capable submarine-launched Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile into service.{{Cite web |date=May 14, 2024 |title=Russia puts submarine-launched Bulava intercontinental missile into service |website=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-puts-submarine-launched-bulava-intercontinental-missile-into-service-2024-05-14/ }}
  • 16 May – President Vladimir Putin meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing as part of his two-day visit to China.{{Cite web |last=McCarthy |first=Simone |date=2024-05-15 |title=Putin gets red carpet welcome from Xi in China |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/15/china/putin-xi-meeting-china-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=CNN |language=en}}
  • 17 May – A 76-mm artillery shell dating from the Great Patriotic War that was being stored inside a basement of the Budyonny Military Academy of the Signal Corps in Saint Petersburg explodes during cleaning works, injuring seven soldiers.{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-shell-explodes-military-academy-6d1ed11453452af30a4a93e9e6737f83 |title=Explosion of WWII-era shell injures 7 at Russian military academy |publisher=Associated Press |date=18 May 2024}}
  • 20 May –
  • Valery Fadeyev Chairman of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights calls for a Niqab ban in Russia.{{cite web | url=https://daryo.uz/en/2024/05/23/russian-human-rights-official-proposes-niqab-ban-in-russia | title=Russian Human Rights official proposes niqab ban in Russia | date=23 May 2024 }}
  • A court in Novosibirsk sentences a 24-year-old man to 25 years in prison for allegedly plotting an arson attack on a military recruitment office with alleged directions from Ukraine.{{Cite web |title=Russian court hands 25 years to arson plotter accused of Ukraine links |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/20/russian-court-hands-25-years-to-arson-plotter-accused-of-ukraine-links |access-date=2024-05-21 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}
  • 21 May –
  • A state of emergency is declared in the Sakha Republic due to flooding.{{Cite web |date=May 21, 2024 |title=Flooding Emergency Declared in Far East Russia's Sakha |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/05/21/flooding-emergency-declared-in-far-east-russias-sakha-a85182 |work=The Moscow Times}}
  • A court in Saint Petersburg sentences Anatoly Maslov, a 77-year-old hypersonic missiles expert, to 14 years in prison for state treason.{{Cite web |date=May 21, 2024 |title=Russia sentences another hypersonics expert to 14 years for treason |website=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-hypersonics-expert-jailed-14-years-treason-2024-05-21/ }}
  • 22 May –
  • The United Nations Security Council votes against a resolution introduced by Russia and China banning member states from placing weapons in outer space.{{Cite web |author1=Brett Tingley |date=2024-05-22 |title=Russian space weapon ban shot down by UN Security Council |url=https://www.space.com/russian-space-weapon-ban-un-security-council |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Space.com |language=en}}
  • A Soyuz-2 rocket carrying the Kosmos 2576 satellite is launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Arkhangelsk Oblast.{{Cite web |title=Russia launches 'space weapon' in path of US satellite: Pentagon |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/22/russia-launches-space-weapon-in-path-of-us-satellite-pentagon |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}
  • The Russian Ministry of Defence proposes to unilaterally adjust Russia's maritime border in the Baltic Sea. However, following comments made by Baltic members of NATO, including Finland and Lithuania, the ministry retracts the proposal.{{Cite web |title=Baltic warning over Russian plan to move sea borders |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6ppl5v1lwzo |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=BBC |date=22 May 2024 |language=en-GB}}
  • 23 May:
  • Deputy Chief of the General Staff Lieutenant-General Vadim Shamarin is arrested on bribery charges.{{Cite web |title=Deputy Russian military chief of staff jailed for bribery in latest arrest of high defense official |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-military-official-arrested-593663db8ef68092cb1c50de792231d5 |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Associated Press |date=23 May 2024 |language=en}}
  • Eight people are killed in a fire at a hostel in Istra, Moscow Oblast.{{Cite web |title=At Least 8 Killed in Moscow Region Hostel Fire |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/05/23/at-least-8-killed-in-moscow-region-hostel-fire-a85202 |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=The Moscow Times |date=23 May 2024 |language=en}}
  • Russia returns six children displaced by the war back to Ukraine, in a deal brokered by Qatar.{{Cite web |title=Russia returns six children to Ukraine in Qatar-brokered deal |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/22/russia-returns-six-children-to-ukraine-in-qatar-brokered-deal-state-media |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}
  • 24 May:
  • The European Union allows Ukraine to use interest funds from frozen Russian bank accounts, totaling 2.5 billion ($2.7 billion) per year.{{Cite web |last=Psaropoulos |first=John T. |title='New ground is being broken': EU seizes Russian profits for Ukraine |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/23/new-ground-is-being-broken-eu-seizes-russian-profits-for-ukraine |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}
  • Authorities arrest more than 20 people in connection with the Crocus City Hall attack in March.{{Cite web |date=May 24, 2024 |title=Russian spy chief says more than 20 arrested over deadly concert attack |website=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-spy-chief-says-ukraine-was-directly-involved-moscow-concert-hall-attack-2024-05-24/ }}
  • 26 May – A suspected Ukrainian drone attack is recorded for the first time in Orenburg Oblast, targeting a military radar installation near Orsk.{{Cite web |date=May 27, 2024 |title=Ukraine Strikes Russian Early-Warning System in Orenburg – Report |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/05/27/ukraine-strikes-russian-early-warning-system-in-orenburg-report-a85228 |work=The Moscow Times}}
  • 30 May – Natalya Komarova resigns as governor of Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug and is replaced by Ruslan Kukharuk.{{cite web|url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/05/30/governor-of-russias-oil-rich-khanty-mansi-region-resigns-ahead-of-elections-a85260 |title=Governor of Russia's Oil-Rich Khanty-Mansi Region Resigns Ahead of Elections |date=30 May 2024 |publisher=The Moscow Times |access-date=30 May 2024}}
  • 31 May:
  • Twenty-nine cars of a cargo train carrying coal derail along the Trans-Siberian Railway between Seletkan and Ledyanaya in Amur Oblast, causing a wildfire.{{cite web |title=Train Derailment Blocks Trans-Siberian Railway, Sparks Forest Fire |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/05/31/train-derailment-blocks-trans-siberian-railway-sparks-forest-fire-a85285 |work=The Moscow Times |date=31 May 2024}}
  • Dmitry Azarov resigns as governor of Samara Oblast and is replaced by Vyacheslav Fedorishchev.{{Cite web |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/05/31/governor-of-russias-samara-region-resigns-a85278 |title=Governor of Russia's Samara Region Resigns |work=The Moscow Times |date=31 May 2024 |access-date=31 May 2024 }}

= June =

  • 2 June:
  • Russia accuses NATO and the U.S. of "provoking a new level of tension" after some member states allow Ukraine to use Western-supplied weapons to strike targets inside Russia.{{Cite web |title=Moscow warns of escalation after Ukraine told it can hit Russia |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceqq2zn3zw6o |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=BBC |date=31 May 2024 |language=en-GB}}
  • An unspecified number of deaths and three injuries are reported following a fire at an oil refinery in Ukhta, Komi Republic.{{Cite web |title=A fire at a Russian oil refinery has caused deaths and injuries, officials say |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-fire-oil-refinery-6ea8a93d103d66bcc0380aa3ebc1d945 |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=Associated Press |date=2 June 2024 |language=en-US}}
  • 4 June:
  • Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warns that French military instructors will be "legitimate targets" if they are deployed to Ukraine.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=French military instructors in Ukraine would be 'legitimate target', Russia says |url=https://www.france24.com/en/france/20240604-french-military-instructors-in-ukraine-would-be-legitimate-target-russia-says |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=France 24 |language=en}}
  • Oleg Khorokhordin resigns as head of the Altai Republic and is replaced by Andrey Turchak.{{Cite web|url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/06/04/governor-of-russias-altai-republic-resigns-a85307 |title=Governor of Russia's Altai Republic Resigns |work=The Moscow Times |date=4 June 2024 |lang=en |access-date=4 June 2024}}
  • 5 June:
  • Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announces that Russia will dispatch additional military supplies and instructors to Burkina Faso to help them boost its defense capabilities.{{Cite web |date=June 5, 2024 |title=Russia to provide more military aid, instructors to Burkina Faso |website=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-provide-more-military-aid-instructors-burkina-faso-2024-06-05/ }}
  • Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko becomes the first human to spend 1,000 days in outer space.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-05 |title=A Russian cosmonaut becomes the first person to spend 1,000 days in space |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-space-record-kononenko-cca8a62a269422db37a1653d78d15388 |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=AP News |language=en}}
  • 6 June:
  • One person is killed and 102 others are injured after two trams collide in Kemerovo.{{Cite web |title=Tram Collision in Siberia Kills 1, Injures 100 |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/06/06/tram-collision-in-siberia-kills-1-injures-100-a85328 |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=The Moscow Times |date=6 June 2024 |language=en}}
  • The Investigative Committee of Russia announces the arrest of a French national in Moscow on suspicion of failing to register with authorities as a foreign agent and collecting information on the Russian military.{{Cite web |title=French citizen arrested in Moscow on charges of collecting military data |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-france-citizen-arrest-76da765f602ac5d75172d2f76c141ccf |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=Associated Press |date=6 June 2024 |language=en}}
  • 8 June – A suspected Ukrainian drone attack is recorded in North Ossetia for the first time since the war began, with three drones shot down near an air base in Mozdok.{{cite news |title=Russia destroys three Ukrainian drones over North Ossetia, local head says |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-destroys-three-ukrainian-drones-over-north-ossetia-local-head-says-2024-06-08/ |access-date=8 June 2024 |work=Reuters |date=8 June 2024 |language=en}}
  • 11 June:
  • An Su-34 fighter jet crashes during a training flight in the mountains of North Ossetia, killing its two pilots.{{cite news |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/06/11/russian-military-jet-crash-kills-2-pilots-a85366 |title=Russian Military Jet Crash Kills 2 Pilots |publisher=The Moscow Times |date=11 June 2024}}
  • A state of emergency is declared in the Sakha Republic due to wildfires.{{Cite web |date=June 11, 2024 |title=Far East Russia's Sakha Declares Wildfire Emergency |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/06/11/far-east-russias-sakha-declares-wildfire-emergency-a85374 |work=The Moscow Times}}
  • 12 June:
  • The United States broadens secondary sanctions on foreign financial institutions that did business with any of over 4,500 US-sanctioned Russian entities.{{Cite news |title=US to broaden scope of Russia sanctions |url=https://www.ft.com/content/1ba434bb-e579-4819-977b-cff6b6b98ecc |access-date=2024-06-12 |newspaper=Financial Times|date=12 June 2024 |last1=Seddon |first1=Max |last2=Cook |first2=Chris }}
  • Russia completes the withdrawal of its peacekeepers from Nagorno-Karabakh.{{Cite web |title=Russian Peacekeepers Complete Withdrawal from Nagorno-Karabakh |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/06/12/russian-peacekeepers-complete-withdrawal-from-nagorno-karabakh-a85385 |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=Moscow Times|date=12 June 2024 }}
  • Two Indians recruited by the Russian army are killed in Ukraine with the Indian foreign ministry urging Moscow to quickly return all Indian nationals who are serving in the Russian army.{{Cite web |title=War in Ukraine: Two Indian nationals recruited by Russia killed |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv225e8dpdgo |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=www.bbc.com |date=11 June 2024 |language=en-GB}}
  • 14 June:
  • President Putin announces that he is ready for a ceasefire if Ukraine withdraws from territories occupied by Russian forces and stops its accession to NATO. Ukraine rejects the offer.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-14 |title=Putin offers truce if Ukraine exits Russian-claimed areas and drops NATO bid. Kyiv rejects it |url=https://apnews.com/article/putin-russia-ukraine-war-4f58423548b3d2e8594c9d9eb8e9d36e |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=AP News |language=en}}
  • Germany vetoes a European Union sanction package that would prevent EU members from re-exporting Russian liquefied natural gas from EU ports and prevent EU companies from selling sanctioned products to Russia.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-14 |title=Germany blocks sanctions on Russian gas |url=https://kyivindependent.com/germany-blocks-sanctions-on-russian-gas/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=The Kyiv Independent |language=en}}
  • 16 June – Rostov-on-Don pre-trial detention center hostage crisis: In a pre-trial detention center in Rostov-on-Don, detainees suspect of membership in the Islamic State take two prison employees hostage, leading to the facility being stormed by the Russian special forces, who kill all six hostage takers.{{Cite news |date=June 16, 2024 |title=Russian Forces storm detention centre |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/16/russia-inmates-hostages-rostov/87b3651c-2bb8-11ef-835a-2a6acac1f8a6_story.html?ref=upstract.com}}
  • 17 June-ongoing – 2024 Russian botulism outbreak: One person dies in Kostroma,{{Cite web |date=June 25, 2024 |title=A botulism outbreak in Russia leaves 1 dead, scores more hospitalized after eating readymade salads |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-botulism-health-food-toxic-bacteria-salads-7acb799e75d31bd7d7ed2c9e74c32e93 |work=Associated Press}} while at least 150 people are hospitalised in Moscow following an outbreak of suspected botulism that is blamed on salads prepared by a food delivery company.{{Cite web |date=June 17, 2024 |title=Dozens Hospitalized in Moscow Amid Mass Food Poisoning Incident |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/06/17/dozens-hospitalized-in-moscow-amid-mass-food-poisoning-incident-a85440 |work=The Moscow Times}} Eighteen people are also hospitalised in Nizhny Novgorod and Kazan over the same incident.{{Cite web |date=June 18, 2024 |title=139 people in Russia seek medical help with botulism symptoms. Ready-to-eat salads may be to blame |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-botulism-outbreak-salads-725b9cea0218c1a07c6c476388fda248 |work=Associated Press}}
  • 19 June – President Putin visits Pyongyang as part of the first visit of a Russian leader to North Korea since 2000, the two sign an agreement to grant mutual aid and support in case either nation faces aggression.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-19 |title=Russia's Putin arrives in North Korea on visit to deepen ties |url=https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240618-russia-s-putin-arrives-in-north-korea-on-state-visit |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=France 24 |language=en}}
  • 20 June – Two people are killed following a storm caused by a cold front in Moscow.{{Cite web |date=June 20, 2024 |title=Severe Storm in Moscow Kills At Least 2 |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/06/20/severe-storm-in-moscow-kills-at-least-1-a85477 |work=The Moscow Times}}
  • 23 June:
  • 2024 Dagestan attack: Militants attack a synagogue in Derbent and two churches in Makhachkala, killing at least 20.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-24 |title=Death toll rises in Russia's Dagestan region after coordinated attacks on churches, synagogues |url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240624-anti-terror-operation-against-deadly-dagestan-attack-over-say-russian-authorities |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=France 24 |language=en}}
  • Ukrainian drones and missiles kill six in Russia and Crimea in the Crimea attacks (2022–present).{{Cite news |author1=Elise Morton |author2=Tom Williams |title=Ukrainian drones and missiles kill 6 in Russia and Crimea, fresh bombing of Kharkiv leaves 1 dead |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/ukrainian-drones-and-missiles-kill-6-in-russia-and-crimea-fresh-bombing-of-kharkiv-leaves-1-dead/EQ47H7ILOJE4XNHDEAYDVIALV4/ |access-date=2024-06-23 |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |language=English |issn=1539-7459}}
  • 24 June – Eight people are killed in a building fire in Fryazino, Moscow Oblast.{{Cite web |date=June 24, 2024 |title=Eight killed in deadly fire at Moscow office building |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8444kxgrkeo |work=BBC}}
  • 25 June –
  • The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants against former defence minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov for war crimes and crimes against humanity pertaining to strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities from 2022 to 2023.{{cite news |title=International court seeks arrest of Russian officials over attacks on Ukrainian civilian targets |url=https://apnews.com/article/icc-russia-ukraine-shoigu-gerasimov-eb48ca09150082d988bc75df59fe9354 |access-date=25 June 2024 |publisher=Associated Press |author=Mike Corder |date=25 June 2024 |language=en}}
  • The European Court of Human Rights unanimously finds Russia guilty of systematic violations of human rights in the Crimean peninsula.{{Cite web |title=Top European court finds Russia guilty of rights violations in Crimea |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/25/top-european-court-finds-russia-guilty-of-rights-violations-in-crimea |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}
  • Russia and Ukraine each return 90 prisoners of war in a prisoner exchange mediated by the United Arab Emirates.{{Cite web |date=June 25, 2024 |title=Russia, Ukraine each return 90 prisoners of war |website=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-ukraine-each-return-90-prisoners-war-russian-defence-ministry-says-2024-06-25/ }}
  • Russia bans 81 media outlets from access inside the country, including Agence France-Presse and Politico, in retaliation for a European Union ban on Russian media outlets.{{Cite web |date=July 26, 2024 |title=Russia bans distribution of dozens of EU news outlets in retaliatory step |website=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-bans-distribution-dozens-eu-news-outlets-retaliatory-step-2024-06-25/ }}
  • 26 June –
  • A train travelling from Vorkuta to Novorossiysk derails near Inta, Komi Republic, killing three people and injuring 40 others.{{Cite web |date=June 27, 2024 |title=Train Derailment in Russia's Far North Kills 3, Injures Dozens |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/06/27/train-derailment-in-russias-far-north-kills-3-injures-dozens-a85535 |work=The Moscow Times}}
  • A Russian satellite breaks up into over 100 pieces of debris near the International Space Station.{{Cite web |date=June 26, 2024 |title=Russian satellite breaks up in space, forces ISS astronauts to shelter |website=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/russian-satellite-blasts-debris-space-forces-iss-astronauts-shelter-2024-06-27/ }}
  • 28 June – Five people are killed during a fire at a two-story tall dormitory in Balashikha, Moscow.{{Cite web |date=June 28, 2024 |title=Dormitory fire in Moscow suburb kills five |website=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/dormitory-fire-moscow-suburb-kills-five-2024-06-28/ }}

=July=

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  • 1 July – A state of emergency is declared in Sakha and Tuva due to wildfires.{{Cite web |date=July 1, 2024 |title=Wildfire Emergencies Declared in Russia's Far East Republics of Tyva, Sakha |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/07/01/wildfire-emergencies-declared-in-russias-far-east-republics-of-tyva-sakha-a85571 |work=The Moscow Times}}
  • 2 July – One person is killed and seven others are injured in a gas explosion at an apartment in Sterlitamak, Bashkortostan.{{Cite web |date=July 2, 2024 |title=1 Killed in Gas Explosion in Russia's Bashkortostan |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/07/02/1-killed-in-gas-explosion-in-russias-bashkortostan-a85581 |work=The Moscow Times}}
  • 9 July – A court in Moscow issues an arrest warrant for Yulia Navalnaya, the exiled widow of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.{{Cite web |title=Russian court orders arrest of Yulia Navalnaya |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg3mjzyp40go |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=BBC |date=9 July 2024 |language=en-GB}}
  • 11 July – CNN reports that American and German intelligence foiled a Russian plot to assassinate Armin Papperger, the CEO of defence company Rheinmetall.{{Cite web |last=Pleitgen |first=Katie Bo Lillis, Natasha Bertrand, Frederik |date=2024-07-11 |title=Exclusive: US and Germany foiled Russian plot to assassinate CEO of arms manufacturer sending weapons to Ukraine|url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/11/politics/us-germany-foiled-russian-assassination-plot/index.html |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=CNN |language=en}}
  • 12 July:
  • A Sukhoi Superjet 100 owned by Gazpromavia crashes during a test flight in Kolomensky District, Moscow Oblast, killing its three pilots.{{Cite web |title=Russian Superjet Airliner Crashes, Killing 3 Pilots – Reports |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/07/12/russian-superjet-airliner-crashes-killing-3-pilots-reports-a85702 |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=The Moscow Times |date=12 July 2024 |language=en-GB}}
  • At least two soldiers are killed in a shooting at a military deployment site in Belgorod Oblast.{{Cite web |title=Multiple Russian Soldiers Dead, Wounded in Military Site Shooting Near Ukraine – Baza |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/07/12/multiple-russian-soldiers-dead-wounded-in-military-site-shooting-near-ukraine-baza-a85695 |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=The Moscow Times |date=12 July 2024 |language=en-GB}}
  • President Putin signs into law a bill imposing a 13% progressive wealth tax for those earning up to 2.4 million rubles ($27,500) annually, a 22% income tax on those earning above 50 million rubles ($573,000), and a 5% increase on corporate taxes.{{Cite web |title=Putin signs bill increasing income taxes for the wealthy in Russia |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-putin-income-tax-law-progressive-488eb751c96787b07a73dc9ee2e8ec66 |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=Associated Press |date=12 July 2024 |language=en-US}}
  • 13 July – Russia accuses Australia of inciting "anti-Russian paranoia" after Australia charges a Russian-born Australian couple with espionage.{{Cite web |date=July 13, 2024 |title=Australia PM tells Russia to 'back off' after claims over espionage arrests |website=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/moscow-condemns-australia-paranoia-espionage-arrests-russia-born-couple-2024-07-13/ }}
  • 14 July – The navies of Russia and China begin joint military drills in Guangdong four days after China was called a "decisive enabler" of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in a declaration signed by all 32 NATO countries.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-14 |title=China, Russia start joint naval drills, days after NATO allies called Beijing a Ukraine war enabler |url=https://apnews.com/article/china-russia-joint-naval-drills-nato-ukraine-08590a566d76ae1ddc47dde7cea8ad1a |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=AP News |language=en}}
  • 15 July – Two trains collide in Stary Oskol, Belgorod Oblast, killing one person.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-14 |title=Train Derails Near Iron Ore Plant in Russia's Belgorod – Reports |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/07/15/train-derails-near-iron-ore-plant-in-russias-belgorod-reports-a85710 |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=The Moscow Times |language=en}}
  • 16 July – A malfunction causes an emergency shutdown of one of the four reactors at the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant in Rostov Oblast. Background radiation levels are reported as normal.{{Cite web |date=July 16, 2024 |title=Malfunction shuts one of four units at Russian nuclear power plant |website=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/malfunction-shuts-one-four-units-russian-nuclear-power-plant-2024-07-16/ }}
  • 18 July:
  • The Constitutional Court of Russia outlaws the euthanisation of stray animals except in cases of direct threats to humans.{{Cite web |date=July 18, 2024 |title=Russian Court Bans Euthanasia of Stray Animals Unless They Threaten Humans |website=The Moscow Times |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/07/18/russian-court-bans-euthanasia-of-stray-animals-unless-they-threaten-humans-a85750 }}
  • State Duma member Mikhail Matveyev is injured in an "attempted murder" in Samara.{{Cite web |date=July 19, 2024 |title=Police Launch Probe After Russian Lawmaker Attacked |website=The Moscow Times |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/07/19/police-launch-probe-after-russian-lawmaker-attacked-a85766 }}
  • 19 July:
  • A court in Yekaterinburg convicts American journalist Evan Gershkovich of spying and sentences him to 16 years' imprisonment.{{Cite web |date=July 19, 2024 |title=Russian court sentences US journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison |website=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/19/trial-us-journalist-evan-gershkovich-hopes-prisoner-swap }}
  • A court in Kazan convicts Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva of spreading "false information" regarding the Russian military and sentences her to 6.5 years' imprisonment.{{Cite web |date=July 22, 2024 |title=US-Russian journalist convicted in a rapid, secret trial, court records show |website=Associated Press |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/19/trial-us-journalist-evan-gershkovich-hopes-prisoner-swap }}
  • The FSB announces the arrest of a Central Asian national in Yessentuki on suspicion of planning a bomb attack on a bus station on behalf of Islamic State.{{Cite web |date=July 19, 2024 |title=FSB Says Foiled Attempted Bomb Attack in Southern Russia |website=The Moscow Times |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/07/19/fsb-says-foiled-attempted-bomb-attack-in-southern-russia-a85763 }}
  • 22 July:
  • The Supreme Court of Russia upholds Alexei Navalny's 19 year prison sentence for "extremism" more than five months after his death.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-22 |title=Russian Supreme Court Upholds Navalny's 19-Year 'Extremism' Sentence |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/07/22/russian-supreme-court-upholds-navalnys-19-year-extremism-sentence-a85785 |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=The Moscow Times |language=en}}
  • A court in Moscow sentences former deputy communications minister Alexei Soldatov to two years' imprisonment for abuse of office relating to the transfer of several IP addresses to a foreign organisation.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-24 |title=A Russian internet pioneer is handed a 2-year prison sentence by Moscow court |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-crackdown-soldatov-1515f320ea6e332574f38d0320a69b5f |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=Associated Press |language=en}}
  • 23 July – A court in Moscow charges a Russian–German lawyer with treason for assisting Russian citizens with obtaining EU residence permits.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/23/uganda-police-detain-dozens-of-people-at-anti-corruption-protests|title=Russia charges Russian-German lawyer with treason|date=23 July 2024|access-date=23 July 2024|website=Reuters}}
  • 24 July – A GRU officer and his wife is injured in a car bombing in Moscow.{{Cite web|url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/07/24/russian-military-officer-injured-in-moscow-car-explosion-reports-a85808 |title=Russian Military Officer Injured in Moscow Car Explosion – Reports |date=24 July 2024|access-date=24 July 2024|website=The Moscow Times}}
  • 25 July – An Mi-28 helicopter crashes due to a suspected technical malfunction in Zhizdrinsky District, Kaluga Oblast, killing its entire crew.{{cite news |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/07/25/russian-attack-helicopter-crashes-southwest-of-moscow-killing-crew-a85819 |title=Russian Attack Helicopter Crashes Southwest of Moscow, Killing Crew |publisher=The Moscow Times |date=25 July 2024}}
  • 26 July:
  • Former deputy defence minister Dmitry Bulgakov is arrested on charges of corruption.{{cite news |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/07/26/former-russian-deputy-defense-minister-arrested-on-corruption-charges-a85837 |title=Former Russian Deputy Defense Minister Arrested on Corruption Charges |publisher=The Moscow Times |date=26 July 2024}}
  • The head of a military logistics company is injured after setting himself on fire in Moscow's Red Square.
  • A dam collapses at the Kliamskoye reservoir in Karabash, Chelyabinsk Oblast, forcing evacuations in the area.{{cite news |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/07/26/dam-collapses-in-russias-chelyabinsk-region-forcing-hundreds-to-flee-a85848 |title=Dam Collapses in Russia's Chelyabinsk Region, Forcing Hundreds to Flee |publisher=The Moscow Times |date=26 July 2024}}
  • 27 July – Hackers from the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine escalate "massive" cyberattacks on Russia's largest banks, prohibiting any cash or credit transactions. Cyberattacks also target Russian public transport systems, internet and mobile providers, and social networks.{{Cite web |last=Dirac |first=Jeremy |date=2024-07-27 |title=Ukraine Hacks ATMs Across Russia in Ongoing Massive Cyberattack |url=https://www.kyivpost.com/post/36471 |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=Kyiv Post |language=en}}
  • 28 July – President Putin threatens to position long-range missiles that could strike throughout Europe following the United States's announcement of plans to set up long-range missiles in Germany beginning in 2026.{{Cite web |date=July 28, 2024 |title=Putin warns the US of Cold War-style missile crisis |website=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/putin-warns-united-states-cold-war-style-missile-crisis-2024-07-28/ }}
  • 29 July:
  • A temporary dam along the White Sea-Baltic Canal in the Republic of Karelia collapses, killing two people and destroying 13 homes.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-30 |title=2 Dead After Dam Collapses in Northwestern Russia |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/07/29/2-dead-after-dam-collapses-in-northwestern-russia-a85857 |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=The Moscow Times |language=en}}
  • A train derails after hitting a truck at a level crossing in Volgograd Oblast, injuring 156 people.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-29 |title=Passenger Train Derails in Southern Russia, Injuring Dozens |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/07/29/passenger-train-derails-in-southern-russia-injuring-dozens-a85863 |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=The Moscow Times |language=en}}
  • 31 July – Ukraine demands that Russia explain the death of Ukrainian POW Oleksandr Ishchenko in Russian captivity, who was being tried with 21 other captured Ukrainian troops for being part of the Azov Brigade that Russian prosecutors allege is far-right affiliated.{{Cite web |date=July 31, 2024 |title=Ukraine protests against death of Azov brigade member in Russian captivity |website=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-protests-against-death-azov-brigade-member-russian-captivity-2024-07-31/ }}

=August=

  • 1 August –
  • 2024 American–Russian prisoner exchange: Twenty-six individuals are released in Ankara Esenboğa Airport in Turkey as part of a prisoner exchange between the United States and Russia.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/01/world/russia-prisoner-swap-us |title=Russia Releases Evan Gershkovich in Sweeping Prisoner Swap, Turkish Officials Say |date=1 August 2024 |last1=Troianovski |first1=Anton |last2=Mazzetti |first2=Mark |last3=Hubbard |first3=Ben |author-link1=Anton Troianovski |author-link2=Mark Mazzetti |work=The New York Times |access-date=1 August 2024}}
  • Ten people are killed after an apartment block collapses due to a gas explosion in Nizhny Tagil.{{Cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-gas-explosion-building-collapse-nizhny-tagil-b31f7c9e7629de72e82479ac5c6ada4a |title=Death toll from apartment block collapse in Russia's Ural Mountains reaches 10 as search ends |date=3 August 2024 |work=Associated Press |access-date=3 August 2024}}
  • 2 August – Senator Dmitry Savelyev is arrested on suspicion of ordering the murder of a business associate in 2023.{{Cite web |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/08/02/russian-lawmaker-charged-with-ordering-killing-of-business-partner-a85920 |title=Russian Lawmaker Charged With Ordering Killing of Business Partner |date=2 August 2024 |work=The Moscow Times |access-date=2 August 2024}}
  • 4 August – A state of emergency is declared in Tuva due to wildfires.{{Cite web |date=August 5, 2024 |title=Russia's Republic of Tyva Declares Wildfire Emergency |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/08/05/russias-republic-of-tyva-declares-wildfire-emergency-a85932 |work=The Moscow Times}}
  • 5 August – Vyacheslav Akhmedov, head of the military-themed Patriot Park in Moscow and defence ministry official Major General Vladimir Shesterov are arrested on charges of embezzling the venue's funds.{{Cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-military-arrests-putin-patriot-park-defense-04da2edce59bdb65f2029b6456385f54 |title=The head of Russia's military park and a top Defense Ministry official are arrested for fraud |date=5 August 2024 |work=Associated Press |access-date=5 August 2024}}
  • 6 August–ongoing – Russia claims that Ukrainian forces have made an incursion into Kursk Oblast,{{Cite web |date=6 August 2024 |title=Moscow Rushes Troops to Kursk Region as 3 Killed in Ukrainian Attacks |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/08/06/moscow-rushes-troops-to-kursk-region-as-3-killed-in-ukrainian-attacks-a85947 |access-date=6 August 2024 |website=The Moscow Times |language=en}} prompting a declaration of a state of emergency in the region on 7 August.{{cite news |url=https://www.dw.com/en/russia-state-of-emergency-in-kursk-amid-incursion/a-69873333 |title=Russia: State of emergency in Kursk amid incursion |date=7 August 2024 |work=DW | access-date=7 August 2024 |archive-date=7 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807184143/https://www.dw.com/en/russia-state-of-emergency-in-kursk-amid-incursion/a-69873333 |url-status=live }}
  • 7 August – Ksenia Karelina pleads guilty in a Yekaterinburg court to a charge of treason.{{Cite web |last=Stapleton |first=Ivana Kottasová, AnneClaire |date=2024-08-07 |title=Russian-American woman admits guilt in treason case, Russian state media reports |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/07/europe/ksenia-karelina-russian-american-treason-guilt-intl/index.html |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=CNN |language=en}}
  • 8 August – YouTube is reportedly blocked and slowed down across Russia following the website's blocking of several channels that expressed support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.{{Cite news |title=YouTube Not Accessible Across Russia |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/youtube-video-blocked-russia/33070407.html |access-date=2024-08-09 |work=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty |language=en}}
  • 14 August – A state of emergency is declared in Belgorod Oblast due to an extension of the Ukrainian incursion in neighboring Kursk Oblast.{{Cite web |title=Belgorod declares state of emergency over incursion - governor |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/ukraine/2024/0814/1464876-russia-ukraine/ |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=RTE |date=14 August 2024 |language=en }}
  • 15 August –
  • A Tu-22M3 bomber of the Russian Air Force crashes in Irkutsk Oblast, killing one crew member and injuring the other three crew.{{Cite news |date=15 August 2024 |title=Russian strategic bomber crashes in Siberia, killing one crew member |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/strategic-bomber-crashes-siberia-izvestia-cites-russian-defence-ministry-saying-2024-08-15/ |access-date=16 August 2024 |work=Reuters}}
  • The United Kingdom says that Ukraine can use British weaponry, including Challenger 2 tanks, for its military operations inside Russia.{{Cite web |title=War latest: Russian state TV gloomy over Ukraine invasion of border towns - as Putin's forces capture Ukrainian territory |url=https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-russia-war-latest-moscow-concerned-about-rapid-ukrainian-advances-as-satellite-image-reveals-russian-fortifications-in-invaded-region-12541713 |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=Sky News |language=en}}
  • 16 August –
  • An “equipment failure” at the Primorskaya thermal power plant results in a major power outage that affects Khabarovsk and Primorsky Krais.{{Cite news |date=16 August 2024 |title=Major Power Outage Hits Far East Russia |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/08/16/major-power-outage-hits-far-east-russia-a86043 |access-date=16 August 2024 |work=The Moscow Times}}
  • Russia accuses the United States and European nations of directly helping Ukraine in its incursion on Kursk Oblast by planning operations and providing military support, and states that their involvement "created all the prerequisites for Ukraine to lose its sovereignty and lose part of its territories".{{Cite web |date=August 16, 2024 |title=Kremlin accuses the West of helping Ukraine attack Russia |website=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/kremlin-aide-says-nato-west-helped-ukraine-attack-russia-2024-08-16/ }}
  • 17 August – 2024 Kamchatka Krai earthquake: A 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off the eastern coast of Kamchatka Krai with a tsunami warning being issued.{{Cite web |last=Alvarado |first=Abel |date=2024-08-17 |title=7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of eastern Russia: USGS |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/17/world/earthquake-kamchatsky-tsunami-warning-russia-intl-latam/index.html |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=CNN |language=en}}
  • 18 August – The Shiveluch volcano in Kamchatka Krai and Ebeko in the Kuril Islands erupt.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-19 |title=Volcano erupts after powerful earthquake in Russia's Far East and scientists warn of a stronger one |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-earthquake-pacific-far-east-e4571ea33f8f9e169a5f128f639f1ddb |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Associated Press |language=en}}
  • 19 August – President Putin signs a decree making it easier for foreign nationals who support "traditional values" and "oppose neoliberalism" to seek asylum in Russia.{{Cite web |title=Russia to offer sanctuary to 'refugees' from 'neoliberal' values |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/russia-to-offer-sanctuary-to-refugees-from-neoliberal-values/3307891 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=www.aa.com.tr}}
  • 21 August – Mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin states that Ukraine launched one of its largest drone attacks on the Russian capital, and claims that all drones were taken down without casualties or damage based on preliminary information.{{Cite web |date=August 21, 2024 |title=Ukraine attacks Moscow in one of largest ever drone strikes on Russian capital |website=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-launches-drone-attack-moscow-other-regions-russian-officials-say-2024-08-21/ }}
  • 23 August –
  • Surovikino penal colony hostage crisis: four Islamic State inmates at a prison in Surovikino, Volgograd Oblast seize control of the facility and take hostages, killing thirteen people including five prison employees before being killed by security forces.{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2024 |title=What We Know About the Prison Hostage Crisis in Russia's Volgograd |website=The Moscow Times |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/08/23/what-we-know-about-the-prison-hostage-crisis-in-russias-volgograd-a86128 }}
  • A court in Armavir, Krasnodar Krai, sentences five men to up to nine years' imprisonment for participating in the 2023 antisemitic riots in the North Caucasus at Uytash Airport in Makhachkala, Dagestan.{{Cite news |date=23 August 2024 |title=Russian Court Jails 5 More Dagestan Airport Rioters |language=en-GB |work=The Moscow Times |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/08/23/russian-court-jails-5-more-dagestan-airport-rioters-a86127 |access-date=23 August 2024 }}
  • 24 August – Arrest and indictment of Pavel Durov: The owner and founder of the Telegram and VK social networks Pavel Durov is arrested at Paris–Le Bourget Airport in France shortly after arriving from Azerbaijan, in connection with alleged illegal activity on his Telegram app.{{Cite web |title=Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested at French airport |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg2kz9kn93o |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=BBC |date=25 August 2024 |language=en-GB}}
  • 28 August –
  • Six suspected members of an "international terrorist organisation" are arrested by the FSB in Ingushetia on suspicion of plotting attacks.{{Cite web |title=Russia's FSB Arrests 6 Suspected of Plotting Terror Attack in Ingushetia |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/08/28/russias-fsb-arrests-6-suspected-of-plotting-terror-attack-in-ingushetia-a86174 |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=The Moscow Times |date=28 August 2024 |language=en-US}}
  • A drone attack is reported in Kirov Oblast for the first time since the start of the war against Ukraine, causing a fire at an oil refiner in Kotelnich.{{cite news |title=In First, Ukrainian Drones Target Russia's Kirov Region |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/08/28/in-first-ukrainian-drones-target-russias-kirov-region-a86181 |website=The Moscow Times |date=2024-08-28 |accessdate=2024-08-28 }}
  • 31 August – 2024 Kamchatka Mil Mi-8 crash: A tourist Mi-8T helicopter crashes near the Vachkazhets volcano in Kamchatka Krai,{{Cite web |title=Russia searches for missing helicopter with 22 on board |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70jdn4q0wro |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=BBC |date=31 August 2024 |language=en-UK}} killing all 22 people on board. The wreckage is discovered on 1 September.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-01 |title=При крушении Ми-8 на Камчатке погибли 3 члена экипажа и 19 туристов |url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/6932047?from=top_main_1 |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=Коммерсантъ |language=ru}}

=September=

  • 2 September –
  • Major General Valery Mumindzhanov, the deputy commander of the Leningrad Military District, is arrested on suspicion of accepting more than 20 million rubles in bribes for the supply of military uniforms when he was head of the Defense Ministry’s provisions department.{{Cite web |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/09/02/deputy-commander-of-leningrad-military-district-arrested-on-bribery-charges-a86227 |title=Deputy Commander of Leningrad Military District Arrested on Bribery Charges |date=2 September 2024 |work=The Moscow Times |access-date=2 September 2024}}
  • President Putin arrives in Mongolia to discuss a China–Russia gas pipeline meant to recoup Russian losses from Western sanctions, despite Ukraine's urges for Mongolia to arrest Putin under his International Criminal Court warrant.{{Cite web |date=September 2, 2024 |title=Putin arrives in Mongolia, key link in planned gas pipeline to China |website=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/putin-arrives-mongolia-key-link-planned-gas-pipeline-china-2024-09-02/ }}
  • 8 September – 2024 Russian elections{{Cite web|url=https://rg.ru/2023/09/13/cik-v-edinyj-den-golosovaniia-2024-dolzhny-projti-vybory-16-gubernatorov.html |title=ЦИК: В единый день голосования-2024 должны пройти выборы 16 губернаторов|trans-title=CEC: Elections of 16 governors should be held on a single voting day in 2024|author=Galina Mislivskaya |website=Rossiyskaya Gazeta|date=13 September 2023 |access-date=7 November 2023|lang=ru}}
  • 9 September – An Aviatik Alliance Aleks-251 aircraft crashes during a test flight near Vatulino airfield in Ruza, Moscow Oblast, killing both pilots.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-09 |title=Plane Crashes Near Moscow, Killing 2 Pilots |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/09/09/plane-crashes-near-moscow-killing-2-pilots-a86311 |access-date=2024-10-14 |work=The Moscow Times}}
  • 10 September – One person is killed in a Ukrainian drone strike in Ramenskoye, Moscow Oblast, which occurs during a massive drone attack involving 144 drones across nine regions of western Russia.{{cite news |title=One killed near Moscow as more than 140 Ukrainian drones target Russia |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/10/one-killed-in-moscow-as-dozens-of-ukrainian-drones-target-russia |website=Al Jazeera |date=10 September 2024 |accessdate=10 September 2024}}
  • 12 September – President Putin warns that Ukrainian use of NATO weapons to strike deep into Russian territory indicates NATO's formal entry into war against Russia, due to the programming of these weapons by NATO personnel representing a "direct confrontation".{{Cite web |date=2024-09-12 |title=Putin warns Nato will be 'at war' with Russia if Ukraine missile restrictions lifted |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-russia-putin-missiles-war-b2611904.html |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=The Independent |language=en}}
  • 13 September –
  • Russia revokes the accreditation of six British diplomats, accusing them of spying.{{Cite web |title=Russia Ukraine war live: UK says Russia spy claims 'baseless' as Putin escalates row over Ukraine weapons |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c7858qqzyv8t |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}
  • Reuters reports that Russia has begun production of thousands of Garpiya-A1 long-range combat drones used against Ukrainian civilian and military targets, that incorporate engines, parts, and technology from China.{{Cite web |date=September 14, 2024 |title=Exclusive: Russia produces kamikaze drone with Chinese engine |website=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-produces-new-kamikaze-drone-with-chinese-engine-say-european-intel-2024-09-13/ }}
  • 14 September – Russia says that the approval of Ukrainian use of long-range weapons to strike inside Russia will result in an "uncontrolled escalation" with the West, and the "destruction" of Kyiv.{{Cite web |date=September 14, 2024 |title=Russia threatens Ukraine, West as long-range strikes decision looms |website=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-threatens-ukraine-west-long-range-strikes-decision-looms-2024-09-14/ }}
  • 16 September –
  • Médecins Sans Frontières shuts down its operations in Russia after being deregistered by the Ministry of Justice.{{Cite web |date=September 17, 2024 |title=Doctors Without Borders Forced to Shut Down Operations in Russia |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/09/17/doctors-without-borders-forced-to-shut-down-operations-in-russia-a86389 |work=The Moscow Times}}
  • Four people, including three children, are injured in a hammer attack inside a school in Chelyabinsk. The suspect, a 13-year old student, is arrested.{{Cite web |date=September 18, 2024 |title=Vice Principal, Security Executive Detained After Hammer Attack at Chelyabinsk School |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/09/18/vice-principal-security-executive-detained-after-hammer-attack-at-chelyabinsk-school-a86400 |work=The Moscow Times}}
  • 17 September – Meta Platforms announces a ban on Russian state media outlets including RT and Rossiya Segodnya, citing the use of deceptive tactics to carry out influence operations and evade detection.{{Cite web |date=September 17, 2024 |title=Facebook owner bans Russian state media networks |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gllnx0p40o |work=BBC}}
  • 18 September –
  • The FSB claims to have dismantled an Islamist-inspired "female terrorist cell" in Tatarstan.{{Cite web |date=September 18, 2024 |title=Russia's FSB Dismantles 'Female Terrorist Cell' in Republic of Tatarstan |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/09/18/russias-fsb-dismantles-female-terrorist-cell-in-republic-of-tatarstan-a86399 |work=The Moscow Times}}
  • Two people are killed in a shooting outside the offices of the online retailer Wildberries in Moscow during a dispute over the company's ownership.{{Cite web |date=September 18, 2024 |title=2 Killed, Several Injured After Shooting Outside Wildberries Office in Moscow |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/09/18/2-killed-several-injured-after-shooting-outside-wildberries-office-in-moscow-a86404 |work=The Moscow Times}}
  • 23 September – The FSB arrests 15 people on suspicion of promoting radical Islamist ideology in Baksansky District, Kabardino-Balkaria.{{Cite web |date=September 23, 2024 |title=Russia's FSB Detains 15 in North Caucasus for Spreading 'Extremist Ideology' |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/09/23/russias-fsb-detains-15-in-north-caucasus-for-spreading-extremist-ideology-a86432 |work=The Moscow Times}}
  • 25 September – President Putin revises Russia's nuclear weapons policy to allow their usage in response to an attack from a non-nuclear state supported by a nuclear-armed one.{{Cite web |date=September 25, 2024 |title=Putin proposes new rules for using nuclear weapons |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yjej0rvw0o |work=BBC}}
  • 27 September – Thirteen people are killed and 23 others are injured in the explosion of a gas station in Makhachkala, Dagestan.{{Cite web |date=September 28, 2024 |title=An explosion and fire at a service station kills 13 in Russia's Dagestan |url=https://apnews.com/article/dagestan-explosion-fire-gas-station-396f8c21f8b43c8ea77bc5c7a2448b7d |work=Associated Press}}
  • 30 September – Alexander Permyakov, a former pro-Russian separatist fighter from eastern Ukraine, is convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the attempted assassination of nationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in 2023.{{Cite web |date=September 30, 2024 |title=A man gets life in prison in Russia for a car bomb that wounded a writer |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-car-bomb-writer-prilepin-fff3403c48e8b9c0bcf98cf4983c8aee |work=Associated Press}}

=October=

  • 12 October – Four people are killed in an explosion at a gas station in Grozny, Chechnya.{{Cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/chechnya-explosion-fire-gas-station-8c6d6841ba9897613724f286534176d0 |title=An explosion and fire at a service station in Russia's Chechnya kills 4 |date=13 October 2024 |work=Associated Press |access-date=13 October 2024}}
  • 14 October – A court in Moscow sentences French researcher Laurent Vinatier to three years' imprisonment for breaking the foreign agents law.{{Cite web |url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241014-russia-jails-french-researcher-laurent-vinatier-for-three-years-in-foreign-agent-case |title=Russia jails French researcher Laurent Vinatier for three years in 'foreign agent' case |date=14 October 2024 |work=France 24 |access-date=14 October 2024}}
  • 15 October – Three people are injured in a car bombing in Moscow.{{Cite web |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/10/15/bar-owner-2-others-injured-in-moscow-car-bomb-attack-a86686 |title=Bar Owner, 2 Others Injured in Moscow Car Bomb Attack |date=15 October 2024 |work=The Moscow Times |access-date=15 October 2024}}
  • 18 October – The cargo ship Grigory Lotsov capsizes off the coast of Korsakovsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, leaving two crew members dead and two others missing. Three remaining crew are rescued.{{Cite web |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/10/18/cargo-ship-capsizes-in-russias-far-east-killing-2-crewmen-a86733 |title=Cargo Ship Capsizes in Russia's Far East, Killing 2 Crewmen |date=18 October 2024 |work=The Moscow Times |access-date=18 October 2024}}
  • 22–24 October – The 16th BRICS summit is held in Kazan.{{Cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-putin-brics-summit-china-india-31a4a4af22e9475aee322f2045701fc6 |title=Putin ends BRICS summit that sought to expand Russia's global clout but was shadowed by Ukraine |date=25 October 2024 |work=Associated Press |access-date=28 October 2024}}
  • 22 October – A ban on the wearing of hijabs and other religious clothing in schools is introduced in Vladimir Oblast.{{Cite web |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/10/28/russias-vladimir-region-bans-hijabs-in-schools-a86827 |title=Russia's Vladimir Region Bans Hijabs in Schools |date=28 October 2024 |work=The Moscow Times |access-date=28 October 2024}}
  • 24 October –
  • Deputy energy minister Sergei Mochalnikov and his predecessor Anatoly Yanovsky are arrested on suspicion of fraud and corruption in the coal industry.{{Cite web |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/10/24/russian-police-arrest-current-former-energy-officials-in-fraud-probe-a86801 |title=Russian Police Arrest Current, Former Energy Officials in Fraud Probe |date=24 October 2024 |work=The Moscow Times |access-date=26 October 2024}}
  • Riots against members of the Romani community in Korkino, Chelyabinsk Oblast following the murder of a woman, leading to at least 40 arrests.{{Cite web |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/10/30/chelyabinsk-region-official-resigns-after-murder-sparks-ethnic-clashes-a86852 |title=Chelyabinsk Region Official Resigns After Murder Sparks Ethnic Clashes |date=30 October 2024 |work=The Moscow Times |access-date=30 October 2024}}
  • 25 October –
  • The Central Bank of Russia raises interest rates to 21%, the highest since 2003, citing inflation and the economic effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.{{Cite web |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241025-russia-hikes-interest-rates-to-21-highest-since-2003 |title=Russia hikes interest rates to 20-year high |date=25 October 2024 |work=France 24 |access-date=26 October 2024}}
  • Four people are injured in a knife attack at a supermarket in Saint Petersburg. The suspect is arrested.{{Cite web |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/10/25/4-hospitalized-after-stabbing-attack-at-st-petersburg-supermarket-a86807 |title=4 Hospitalized After Stabbing Attack at St. Petersburg Supermarket |date=25 October 2024 |work=The Moscow Times |access-date=27 October 2024}}
  • 26 October –
  • Six inmates escape from a prison in Lipetsk Oblast.{{Cite web |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/10/26/russian-police-launch-manhunt-after-6-inmates-escape-prison-a86815 |title=Russian Police Launch Manhunt After 6 Inmates Escape Prison |date=26 October 2024 |work=The Moscow Times |access-date=26 October 2024}}
  • A Mil Mi-2 ambulance helicopter crashes into a forest near Beleenki, Kirov Oblast, killing all four people on board.{{Cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-helicopter-crash-four-killed-beleenki-mi2-88cf2afed9ebfa51e66fccaa8a77156a |title=Helicopter carrying medical workers crashes in central Russia, killing all 4 people on board |date=27 October 2024 |work=Associated Press |access-date=27 October 2024}}
  • 29 October – A drone attack is reported for the first time in Chechnya since the invasion of Ukraine, causing a fire at the Russian Special Forces University in Gudermes.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-29|title=Chechnya hit by drone strike for first time, special forces university damaged, reports suggest |url=https://kyivindependent.com/drones-strike-chechnya/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=The Kyiv Independent |author=Martin Fornusek |language=en}}
  • 31 October –
  • A court issues a "symbolic" fine to Google of 2 undecillion rubles (equivalent to about $20 decillion USD, and more money than there is in the entire world), for blocking state media on YouTube.{{Cite web |last=Ziady |first=Hanna |date=2024-10-31 |title=Russia fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/31/tech/google-fines-russia/index.html |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=CNN |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Russia fines Google more than entire world's GDP |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxvnwkl5kgo |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=BBC |date=31 October 2024 |language=en-GB}}{{Cite news |agency=AFP |date=2024-10-31 |title=Russia says $20 decillion fine against Google is 'symbolic' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/31/russia-20-decillion-fine-against-google-symbolic-youtube-ban-pro-kremlin-media |access-date=2024-10-31 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}
  • The Constitutional Court lifts the statute of limitations in corruption cases involving the state seizure of assets but stops short of applying the conditions to cases of “unlawful privatization” during the 1990s.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-31 |title=Russia's Constitutional Court Lifts Statute of Limitations for Anti-Corruption Asset Seizures |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/10/31/russias-constitutional-court-lifts-statute-of-limitations-for-anti-corruption-asset-seizures-a86870 |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=The Moscow Times |language=en}}
  • Five people are killed in a gas explosion at an apartment building in Cherkessk, Karachay-Cherkessia.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-31 |title=Gas explosion in southern Russia kills 5 people and injures another 4 |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-gas-explosion-casualties-46da9781f44e665e7aa3881c236e8b34 |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=Associated Press |language=en}}

=November=

  • 1 November – A court in Vladivostok convicts former US consulate employee Robert Shonov of cooperating with a foreign state and sentences him to more than four years' imprisonment.{{Cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-vladivostok-us-consulate-worker-convicted-27118a658fbf6a81bfb3cdfa1d07efbd |title=Russia sentences former US Consulate worker to nearly 5 years in prison |date=1 November 2024 |work=Associated Press |access-date=1 November 2024}}
  • 4 November –
  • Maksim Yegorov and Vasily Golubev resign from their positions as the respective governors of Tambov and Rostov Oblasts. They are replaced by Yevgeny Pervyshov and Yury Slyusar respectively.{{Cite web |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/11/05/governors-of-russias-rostov-tambov-regions-resign-kicking-off-regional-shake-up-a86903 |title=Governors of Russia's Rostov, Tambov Regions Resign, Kicking Off Regional Shake-Up |date=5 November 2024 |work=The Moscow Times |access-date=5 November 2024}}
  • Ukraine announces its first combat engagements with North Korean soldiers in Kursk Oblast.{{Cite web |title=First North Korean troops come under fire in Kursk Oblast, Ukrainian official claims |url=https://kyivindependent.com/first-north-korean-troops-under-fire/ |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=The Kyiv Independent |author=Martin Fornusek |date=4 November 2024 |language=en}}
  • 5 November – Vladimir Uyba resigns as head of the Komi Republic and is replaced by Rostislav Goldstein.{{Cite web |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/11/05/putin-sacks-scandal-ridden-head-of-komi-republic-amid-regional-shake-up-a86907 |title=Putin Sacks Scandal-Ridden Head of Komi Republic Amid Regional Shake-Up |date=5 November 2024 |work=The Moscow Times |access-date=5 November 2024}}
  • 6 November –
  • A Ukrainian drone attack is recorded in Dagestan for the first time, with strikes reported on the garrison of the Russian Navy's Caspian Flotilla in Kaspiysk. One person is injured.{{Cite web |title=In First, Ukrainian Drones Attack Russia's Dagestan |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/11/06/in-first-ukrainian-drones-attack-russias-dagestan-a86912 |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=The Moscow Times |date=6 November 2024 |language=en}}
  • The Federation Council ratifies the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership treaty providing strengthened military cooperation with North Korea.{{Cite web |date=6 November 2024 |title=Russia ratifies North Korea pact after US says up to 10,000 North Korean troops deployed to Kursk |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-north-korea-treaty-ratification-ukraine-fighting-bcf2a2ac3a45560e90fce586b010e05c |access-date=12 November 2024 |website=Associated Press |language=en}}
  • 12 November – The State Duma votes unanimously to ban 'Childfree Propaganda’ to boost birthrates in Russia.{{Cite web |date=12 November 2024 |title=Russian Lawmakers Pass Bill Banning 'Childfree Propaganda' |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/11/12/russian-lawmakers-pass-bill-banning-childfree-propaganda-a86994 |access-date=13 November 2024 |website=The Moscow Times |language=en}}
  • 14 November – The Gulag History Museum in Moscow is ordered closed due to "fire safety" violations amid a crackdown on dissent by authorities.{{Cite web |date=15 November 2024 |title=Russia shuts Moscow's famed gulag museum |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241114-russia-shuts-moscow-s-famed-gulag-museum |access-date=15 November 2024 |website=France 24 |language=en}}
  • 23 November – Putin signs into law a bill banning "childfree propaganda" and the adoption of Russian children to countries allowing gender transitioning.{{Cite web |date=24 November 2024 |title=Moscow bans adoption of Russian children to countries that allow gender transition |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-lgbtq-adoption-putin-b8d16be856d811458ef8d41f9017d8dd |access-date=24 November 2024 |website=Associated Press |language=en}}
  • 26 November – A British diplomat is expelled from Russia on suspicion of espionage.{{Cite web |date=26 November 2024 |title=Russia expels British diplomat over espionage claims, media reports say |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98dzyg8y3ro |access-date=26 November 2024 |website=BBC |language=en}}
  • 27 November – Russia expels two journalists of the German broadcaster ARD in retaliation for the expulsion of two journalists working for Channel One Russia in Germany and the reported shutdown of its bureau in Berlin.{{Cite web |date=28 November 2024 |title=Russia expels two German journalists in tit-for-tat retaliation, ministry says |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-germany-media-accreditation-spat-0837f64c38e2d69e5934534feeb54692 |access-date=28 November 2024 |website=Associated Press |language=en}}

=December=

  • 5 December – Alexei Smirnov resigns as governor of Kursk Oblast and is replaced by federal deputy Alexander Khinshtein.{{cite news |title=Putin Replaces Head of Partly Occupied Kursk Region |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/12/06/putin-replaces-head-of-partly-occupied-kursk-region-a87244 |work=The Moscow Times |date=6 December 2024 |access-date=15 November 2024 }}
  • 8 December – Russian intervention in the Syrian civil war: Russia effectively ends its intervention in the Syrian civil war as President Bashar al-Assad's government collapses.{{Cite news |last1=Scollon |first1=Michael |last2=Bezhan |first2=Frud |date=2024-12-08 |title=Losing Syria Is A 'Huge Slap In The Face' For Russia |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-syria-assad-ukraine/33229577.html |access-date=2024-12-08 |work=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |language=en}} Assad and his family flee to Moscow as rebel forces enter Damascus.{{Cite web |last=Sangal |first=Lucas Lilieholm, Eyad Kourdi, Raja Razek, Edward Szekeres, Simone McCarthy, Catherine Nicholls, Sophie Tanno, Maureen Chowdhury, Aditi |date=2024-12-08 |title=Assad flees to Moscow as Syria rebels capture Damascus |url=https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/syria-civil-war-12-08-2024/index.html |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=CNN |language=en}}
  • 15 December – An oil tanker sinks while another is damaged during a storm in the Kerch Strait, leaving one person dead and triggering an oil spill.{{Cite news |last=Bennett |first=Tom |date=2024-12-16 |title=Two Russian oil tankers wrecked in Black Sea |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8dq6q0m862o |access-date=2024-12-15 |work=BBC |language=en}}
  • 16 December – Ilya Repin's 1880s painting Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan is put on public display in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow following extensive restoration works to repair knife damage caused by a vandal in 2018.{{cite web |title=Repin Painting Returns to Moscow's Tretyakov Gallery Nearly 7 Years After Vandal Attack |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/12/16/repin-painting-returns-to-moscows-tretyakov-gallery-nearly-7-years-after-vandal-attack-a87343 |website=The Moscow Times |access-date=16 December 2024 |date=16 December 2024}}
  • 17 December – Lieutenant-General Igor Kirillov, the commander of the Russian NBC Protection Troops, is killed along with an assistant in a scooter bombing in Moscow.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2ek388yxzo |website=BBC |title=Bomb that killed general reportedly hidden in electric scooter |date=2024-12-17 |access-date=2024-12-17 }}
  • 18 December – A passenger train collides with a freight train in Murmansk, killing two people and injuring 31 others.{{cite web|title=2 Dead, Dozens Injured After Trains Collide in Russia's Frozen Far North |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/12/18/train-collision-injures-14-in-russias-frozen-far-north-a87392 |website=The Moscow Times |access-date=19 December 2024 |date=19 December 2024}}
  • 23 December – The Russian cargo ship Ursa Major sinks following an engine room explosion in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria, leaving two sailors missing. Fourteen others are taken to Cartagena by Spanish rescuers.{{Cite web |date=December 24, 2024 |title=Russian ship under US sanctions sinks after engine room blast |website=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c627n83ezlwo }} The ship's owners subsequently blame the sinking on a "terrorist attack".{{Cite web |date=December 26, 2024 |title=Russian state owner says cargo ship blast was 'terrorist attack' |website=France 24 |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241225-russian-state-owner-says-cargo-ship-blast-was-terrorist-attack }}
  • 25 December –
  • Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243, an Embraer ERJ-190AR carrying 67 people, crashes in Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 38 people on board.{{Cite web |title=Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister: 38 killed in AZAL plane crash in Aktau |url=https://en.apa.az/incident/kazakh-deputy-prime-minister-38-killed-in-azal-plane-crash-in-aktau-456549 |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=Apa.az |language=en}} Azerbaijan subsequently accuses Russia of unintentionally shooting down the aircraft as it approached its destination of Grozny, Chechnya during a suspected Ukrainian drone attack.{{Cite web |date=29 December 2024 |title=Azerbaijan's president says crashed jetliner was shot down by Russia unintentionally |url=https://apnews.com/article/azerbaijan-russia-plane-crash-e6c1002284a900fa635eecf5573214ea |website=Associated Press}}
  • A state of emergency is declared in Krasnodar Krai due to the 2024 Kerch Strait oil spill.{{Cite web |date=25 December 2024 |title=Krasnodar Declares Regional Emergency as Black Sea Oil Spill Cleanup Stalls |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/12/25/krasnodar-declares-regional-emergency-as-black-sea-oil-spill-cleanup-stalls-a87455 |access-date=25 December 2024 |website=The Moscow Times}} The next day, President Putin raises the state of emergency to the federal level.{{Cite web |date=27 December 2024 |title=Russia Declares Federal Emergency Over Black Sea Oil Spill |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/12/26/russia-declares-federal-emergency-over-black-sea-oil-spill-a87462 |access-date=27 December 2024 |website=The Moscow Times}}
  • 27 December – The South Korean National Intelligence Service says that a North Korean soldier has been taken prisoner by Ukrainian forces for the first time during the 2024 Kursk offensive. However, the soldier is reported to have died later in the day from injuries sustained in combat.{{Cite web |author=Koh Ewe |title=North Korean soldier captured in Ukraine dies, reports say |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq62qe131d7o |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=BBC |date=27 December 2024 |language=en}}

Holidays

{{Further|Public holidays in Russia}}

{{small|Source}}:{{Cite web|url=https://publicholidays.ru/2024-dates/ |title= Russia Public Holidays 2024|access-date=7 November 2023 |website=Public Holidays Global}}

Deaths

  • 3 January –
  • Pyotr Chernyayev, 70, film critic, actor (Election Day), and journalist.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-03 |title=Умер актер из "Глухаря" Петр Черняев |url=https://news.rambler.ru/community/52044727-umer-akter-iz-gluharya-univera-i-internov-petr-chernyaev/ |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=Рамблер/новости |language=ru}}
  • Vladimir Ageyev, 91, painter.{{Cite web |date=2019-10-17 |title=Ушёл из жизни народный художник Чувашской АССР Владимир Иванович Агеев - ГТРК Чувашия |url=https://chgtrk.ru/novosti/kultura/ushel-iz-jizni-narodnyy-hudojnik-chuvashskoy-assr-vladimir-ivanovich-ageev/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=chgtrk.ru |language=ru}}
  • 4 January –
  • Leonid Tkachenko, 70, Ukrainian-Russian football player (Baltika Kaliningrad, Metalist Kharkiv) and manager (Dynamo Saint Petersburg).{{Cite web |title=Новости |url=https://www.fc-baltika.ru/news/ogromnaya_utrata/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=www.fc-baltika.ru}}
  • Konstantin Zheldin, 90, actor (Major Whirlwind, Seventeen Moments of Spring, Brother 2).{{Cite web |last=Шатрова |first=Анастасия |date=2024-01-04 |title=Скончался актер Константин Желдин |url=https://iz.ru/1630414/2024-01-04/skonchalsia-akter-konstantin-zheldin |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Известия |language=ru}}
  • 6 January –
  • Victor Ekimovskiy, 76, composer.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-06 |title=Не стало Виктора Екимовского {{!}} Музыкальная жизнь |url=https://muzlifemagazine.ru/ne-stalo-viktora-ekimovskogo/ |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=Критико-публицистический журнал «Музыкальная жизнь» |language=ru}}
  • Oleg Ryabokon, 84, film director, screenwriter, and songwriter.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-07 |title=Умер режиссер Олег Рябоконь |url=https://www.rbc.ru/society/07/01/2024/659a88a49a79472d541a8f07 |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=РБК |language=ru}}
  • Vladimir Khavinson, 77, gerontologist, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
  • 8 January –
  • Mark Kharitonov, 86, novelist, poet and translator.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-08 |title=Умер писатель Марк Харитонов, ему было 86 лет |url=https://www.newsefir.net/post/mark-haritonov |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Сегодня в эфире |language=ru}}
  • Djabrail Chahkiev, 68, archaeologist.{{Cite web |last=Плиев |first=Хусейн |date=2024-01-08 |title=Умер археолог, автор монографии «Древности горной Ингушетии» Джабраил Чахкиев |url=https://gazetaingush.ru/news/umer-arheolog-avtor-monografii-drevnosti-gornoy-ingushetii-dzhabrail-chahkiev |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=gazetaingush.ru |language=ru}}
  • 10 January –
  • Marat Baglai, 92, jurist, judge (1995–2003) and president (1997–2003) of the Constitutional Court.{{Cite news |date=2024-01-10 |title=Умер экс-глава Конституционного суда Марат Баглай |url=https://www.rbc.ru/politics/10/01/2024/659eddc79a794787c8856b2c |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=РБК |language=ru}}
  • Tamara Milashkina, 89, operatic soprano.
  • 11 January – Yury Solomin, 88, actor (An Ordinary Miracle, Dersu Uzala, Die Fledermaus).{{Cite web |last=Колесник |first=Вероника |date=2024-01-11 |title=Умер народный артист СССР Юрий Соломин |url=https://iz.ru/1632772/2024-01-11/umer-narodnyi-artist-sssr-iurii-solomin |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Известия |language=ru}}
  • 12 January – Gennady Yakovlev, 85, botanist, pharmacognosist, and phytochemist.{{Cite web |title=Тяжелая утрата института |url=https://www.binran.ru/news/17068/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=www.binran.ru}}
  • 14 January – Lev Rubinstein, 76, poet, essayist, and social activist.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-14 |title=Умер поэт Лев Рубинштейн |url=https://ura.news/news/1052722722 |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=ura.news |language=ru}}
  • 15 January – Tatyana Frunze, 103, organic chemist and professor.{{Cite web |title=Шуйский историко-художественный и мемориальный музей им. М.В. Фрунзе Ивановская область |url=https://muzeyfrunze.ru/item/1762160 |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=muzeyfrunze.ru}}
  • 22 January – Sergei Yefremenko, 51, singer, guitarist, and lyricist (Markscheider Kunst).
  • 29 January – Yuri Ilchenko, 72, vocalist and guitarist (Mify, Zemlyane).{{Cite web |title=Умер солист группы "Мифы" Юрий Ильченко |url=https://www.newsefir.net/post/ilchenko |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=www.newsefir.net|date=29 January 2024 }}
  • 31 January – Farida Muminova, 66, actress (Toʻylar muborak, Such Late, Such Warm Autumn, The Battle of the Three Kings).{{Cite web |title=Скончалась актриса Фарида Муминова – более 10 лет она служила в драмтеатре Магнитогорска |url=https://www.verstov.info/news/persons/skonchalas-aktrisa-farida-muminova-bolee-10-let-ona-sluzhila-v-dramteatre-magnitogorska?ysclid=ls2w155qfw77155070 |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=Верстов.Инфо |language=ru}}
  • 1 February – Pavel Kapinos, 48, cinematographer (Hardcore Henry, Yolki 5, Kitchen. The Last Battle).{{Cite web |title=Умер оператор франшизы "Последний Богатырь" Павел Капинос |url=https://tass.ru/kultura/19883733 |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=TACC}}
  • 3 February – Aleksey Poteleshchenko, 47, Ukrainian-Russian military officer and politician.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-05 |title=Під час обстрілу пекарні в Лисичанську загинув «міністр надзвичайних ситуацій ЛНР» |url=https://www.nta.ua/pid-chas-obstrilu-pekarni-v-lysychansku-zagynuv-ministr-nadzvychajnyh-sytuaczij-lnr/ |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=НТА |language=uk}}
  • 4 February – Galina Alekseyeva, 76, diver, Olympic bronze medallist (1964).{{Cite web |title=Умерла бронзовый призер Олимпиады-1964 в прыжках в воду Галина Алексеева - Sport24 |url=https://sport24.ru/other/news-618058-umerla-bronzovyy-prizer-olimpiady-1964-v-pryzhkakh-v-vodu-galina-alekseyeva |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=sport24.ru |date=4 February 2024 |language=ru}}
  • 5 February – Vyacheslav Sokolov, 82, politician, MP (1996–2000).{{Cite web |title=Ушел из жизни Вячеслав Соколов, чье имя внесено в Книгу Почёта города Орла |url=https://obl1.ru/news/ushel-iz-zhizni-vyacheslav-sokolov-che-imya-vneseno-v-knigu-pochyota-goroda-orla |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=Первый Областной портал новостей |language=ru}}
  • 8 February – Yuri Borzov, 70, graphic artist, architect and drummer (Mashina Vremeni).
  • 9 February – Ivan Sergeyev, 82, diplomat.{{Cite web |title=ГОЛЬФ.РУ: новости, турниры, гольф клубы, оборудование, правила, техника и много другое |url=https://golf.ru/news/v_rossii/ivan_ivanovich_sergeev/ |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=golf.ru}}
  • 12 February – Aleksandr Seleznyov, 60, hammer thrower.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-16 |title=В Смоленске скончался заслуженный тренер России Александр Селезнев |url=http://gtrksmolensk.ru/news/v-smolenske-skonchalsya-zasluzhennyij-trener-rossi/ |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=ГТРК "Смоленск" |language=ru}}
  • 13 February –
  • Valery Vostrotin, 71, colonel general and politician, deputy (2003–2011).{{Cite web |date=2024-02-13 |title=Не стало генерала Валерия Востротина |url=https://news.rambler.ru/army/52260768-ne-stalo-generala-valeriya-vostrotina/ |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=Рамблер/новости |language=ru}}
  • Rashit Safiullin, 74, artist, production designer and decorator (Stalker).{{Cite web |date=2024-02-13 |title=В Татарстане умер художник-декоратор фильма "Сталкер" Рашит Сафиуллин |url=https://rg.ru/2024/02/13/reg-pfo/v-tatarstane-umer-hudozhnik-dekorator-filma-stalker-rashit-safiullin.html |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=Российская газета |language=ru}}
  • 14 February –
  • Tamara Kolesnikova, 85, actress (Day of Sun and Rain, Sofia Kovalevskaya, Raspoutine).{{Cite web |title=УШЛА ИЗ ЖИЗНИ АКТРИСА ТАМАРА КОЛЕСНИКОВА - Александринский театр |url=https://alexandrinsky.ru/novosti/ushla-iz-zhizni-aktrisa-tamara-kolesnikova/ |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=alexandrinsky.ru |language=en}}
  • Anatoly Vershik, 90, mathematician (Bratteli-Vershik diagram).{{Cite web |title=MCCME: Moscow Center for Continuous Mathematical Education |url=https://mccme.ru/ru/news-main/2024/02/15/140224-%D0%BD%D0%B5-%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BE-%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0/ |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=mccme.ru}}
  • 16 February –
  • Alexei Navalny, 47, lawyer, politician, and activist.{{Cite news |date=2011-12-06 |title=Obituary: Alexei Navalny, Russia's most vociferous Putin critic |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-16057045 |access-date=2024-02-16 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}
  • Dmitry Markov, 41, documentary photographer and journalist.{{Cite web |title=Умер фотограф Дмитрий Марков |url=https://meduza.io/news/2024/02/16/umer-fotograf-dmitriy-markov |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=Meduza |language=ru}}
  • 23 February – Vyacheslav Lebedev, 80, 1st Chief Justice of the Russian Federation.{{Cite web |date=24 February 2024 |title=Умер председатель Верховного суда России Вячеслав Лебедев |url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/6532401 |access-date=24 February 2024 |website=Коммерсантъ |language=ru |archive-date=24 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224091428/https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/6532401 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Умер глава Верховного суда РФ Вячеслав Лебедев |url=https://meduza.io/news/2024/02/24/umer-glava-verhovnogo-suda-rf-vyacheslav-lebedev |access-date=24 February 2024 |website=Meduza |language=ru |archive-date=24 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224094820/https://meduza.io/news/2024/02/24/umer-glava-verhovnogo-suda-rf-vyacheslav-lebedev |url-status=live }}
  • 28 February – Nikolai Ryzhkov, 94, 10th Premier of the Soviet Union.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-28 |title=Former USSR Prime Minister Nikolai Ryzhkov has died |url=https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/gosudarstvo/former-ussr-prime-minister-nikolai-ryzhkov-has-died/article1506412/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Oreanda |language=en}}

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