2024 in Russia
overview of Russia-related events during the year of 2024
Events in the year 2024 in Russia.
Incumbents
President – Vladimir Putin
Prime Minister – Mikhail Mishustin
Governors
Ongoing
Russo-Ukrainian War
Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022–present)
Timeline of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (1 December 2023 – present)
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.
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.
4 January – President Putin issues a decree granting Russian citizenship to foreigners who fight for Russia in the Russo-Ukrainian war and their families.
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.
9 January – Russia places exiled tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky on a wanted list over comments he made regarding the Russo-Ukrainian war.
17 January – 2024 Bashkortostan protests: Thousands of people protest the trial of Bashkir activist Fail Alsynov in Baymak, Bashkortostan. Clashes with police are reported.
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.
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.
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