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	Russia has several military bases in foreign countries, especially on the territory of the former ]. One of the largest Russian military bases is called the ] base, which is located in ], ]. Other significant bases exist in ], ], ] (In the disputed regions of ] and ]).
			] at ], ] during the ] military parade.]]

			This article lists '''military bases of Russia abroad'''. The majority of ]'s military bases and facilities are located in former ]; which in Russian political parlance is termed the "]".
	Following the break up of the ] many of the early warning radar stations ended up in former Soviet republics. Some, such as the radars at ] in Latvia and ]s in Ukraine are no longer part of the Russian early warning network. Others such as the radars in Azerbaijan, Belarus and Kazakhstan are rented by Russia.<ref name="Podvig-History"/>

			Following the ] of the ], many of the ] stations ended up in former Soviet republics. As of 2020, only the radar in Belarus is still rented by Russia.<ref>{{cite journal\|first=Pavel \|last=Podvig \|year=2002 \|title=History and the Current Status of the Russian Early-Warning System \|journal=Science and Global Security \|volume=10 \|issue=1 \|pages=21–60 \|issn=0892-9882 \|doi=10.1080/08929880212328 \|bibcode=2002S&GS...10...21P \|url=http://iis-db.stanford.edu/pubs/20734/Podvig-S&GS.pdf \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315024323/http://iis-db.stanford.edu/pubs/20734/Podvig-S%26GS.pdf \|archive-date=2012-03-15 \|citeseerx=10.1.1.692.6127 \|s2cid=122901563 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2020/0724/122558858/detail.shtml\|title=ЦАМТО / Новости / Совет Федерации денонсировал соглашение с Казахстаном по узлу "Балхаш"\|website=armstrade.org}}</ref>
	== List ==

	{\|class="wikitable sortable"
			In 2003, '']'' newspaper published a map of the Russian military presence abroad.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.kommersant.ru/ImagesVlast/Vlast/2003/018/200318-karta76-184.jpg\|script-title=ru:Российские войска за рубежом\|trans-title=Russian forces abroad\|language=ru\|publisher=kommersant.ru\|date=18 March 2003\|accessdate=17 December 2015}}</ref> In 2018, it was reported that Russia operates at least 21 significant military facilities overseas.<ref name="Newsweek 2019">{{cite news\|url=https://www.newsweek.com/russias-military-compared-us-which-country-has-more-military-bases-across-954328\|first=Damien\|last=Sharkov\|title=Russia's military compared to the U.S. across the world\|work=Newsweek\|date=3 June 2018}}</ref>
	!Country

	!Type of presence
			==Map==
	!Troop strength
			{{OSM Location map
			\| coord = {{coord\|40\|67}}
			\| zoom = 2
			\| float = center
			\| width = 500
			\| height = 250
			\| caption = Map of current military installations (excluding Crimea)
			<!-- Armenia -->
			\| mark-coord1 = {{coord\|40.790\|43.825}} \| mark-description1 = ]
			\| mark-coord11 = {{coord\|40.128\|44.472}} \| mark-description11 = Russian 3624th Airbase
			<!-- Belarus -->
			\| mark-coord = {{coord\|54.4636\|26.778}} \| mark-description = ]
			\| mark-coord2 = {{coord\|52.857\|26.481}} \| mark-description2 = ]
			<!-- Syria -->
			\| mark-coord4 = {{coord\|34.915\|35.874}} \| mark-description4 = ]
			\| mark-coord5 = {{coord\|35.411\|35.945}} \| mark-description5 = ]
			<!-- Georgia -->
			\| mark-coord6 = {{coord\|43.101\|40.624}} \| mark-description6 = 7th Krasnodar base
			\| mark-coord8 = {{coord\|42.390\|43.922}} \| mark-description8 = Russian 4th Military Base
			<!-- Central Asia -->
			\| mark-coord3 = {{coord\|42.853\|74.846}} \| mark-description3 = ]
			\| mark-coord9 = {{coord\|46.383\|72.866}} \| mark-description9 = ]
			\| mark-coord12 = {{coord\|46.603\|74.530}} \| mark-description12 = ]
			\| mark-coord13 = {{coord\|38.536\|68.78}} \| mark-description13 = ]
			\| mark-coord14 = {{coord\|45.964\|63.305}} \| mark-description14 = ]
			<!-- Elsewhere -->
			\| mark-coord10 = {{coord\|46.840\|29.643}} \| mark-description10 = Russian forces in Moldova
			}}

			==Current bases==
			{\| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"
			! width=120\|Country
			! Details
			! No. of personnel
	\|-		\|-
	\|]		! {{Flag\|Armenia}}
			\| ] in ] and the Russian 3624th Airbase in ] near ].
	\|Air base in ], military base in ] (])<ref name="klein">{{cite web\|url=http://www.swp-berlin.org/en/common/get_document.php?asset_id=6465\|title=Russia's military capabilities\|last1=Klein\|first1=Margarete\|publisher=Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik\|date=2009-10-12}}</ref>
	\|3,214<ref name="klein"/> or ~~5,000~~ ~~according~~ to ~~another~~ ~~source.~~<ref name="mt_armenia">{{cite news\|url=http://www.themoscowtimes.com/~~news~~/article/medvedev-secures-long-term-foothold-in-armenia/413400.html\|title=Medvedev Secures Long-Term Foothold in Armenia\|~~publisher~~=The Moscow Times\|date=2010~~-08-23~~\|accessdate=~~2010-08-23~~}}</ref>		\| Est. 3,214<ref name="klein">{{cite web\|url=http://www.swp-berlin.org/en/publications/swp-research-papers/swp-research-paper-detail/article/russias_military_capabilities.html\|title=Russia's military capabilities\|author=Margarete Klein\|publisher=Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik\|date=12 October 2009\|accessdate=17 December 2015}}</ref> to 5,000<ref name="mt_armenia">{{cite news\|url=http://www.themoscowtimes.com/%20news/article/medvedev-secures-long-term-foothold-in-armenia/413400.html\|title=Medvedev Secures Long-Term Foothold in Armenia\|newspaper=The Moscow Times\|date=23 August 2010\|accessdate=15 December 2014}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
			! {{Flag\|Belarus}}
	\|]
			\| ]: The ],<ref name="Newsweek 2019"/><ref name="Nov-B9">{{cite news\|url=http://www.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/content/numbers/320/34.shtml \|script-title=ru:"Днепр" на Балхаше \|trans-title="Dnepr" in Balkhash \|language=ru \|accessdate=27 January 2012 \|date=4 July 2009 \|publisher=Novosti Kosmonavtiki \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090910054111/http://www.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/content/numbers/320/34.shtml \|archive-date=10 September 2009 }}</ref><ref name="heurlin">{{cite book\|title=Missile Defence: International, Regional and National Implications\|url=https://archive.org/details/missledefenceint00heur\|url-access=limited\|last1=Heurlin\|first1=Beurtel\|pages=–111\|publisher=Routledge\|date=24 August 2005\|isbn=9780415361200}}</ref> the ] near ] and a joint Air Force and Air Defense training center in ]<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://tass.com/defense/1335413 \| title=Russian Su-30SM planes arrive in Belarus for establishment of joint Air training center }}</ref>
	\|] ] in ].<ref name="klein"/> Operational since 1985 and part of Russia's ]. Russia pays an annual rent of $7 million to Azerbaijan.<ref name="Podvig-History"/><ref name="heurlin">{{cite book\|title=Missile Defence: International, Regional and National Implications\|last1=Heurlin\|first1=Beurtel\|pages=84–111\|publisher=Routledge\|date=2005-08-24\|isbn=978041536120 {{Please check ISBN\|reason=Invalid length.}}}}</ref>
			\| Est. 1,500
	\|900
	\|-		\|-
			! {{Flag\|Georgia}}<br />{{Flag\|Abkhazia}}<br />(disputed)
	\|]
			\| Following the ] in 2008, Russia has maintained a large presence in the ] of Abkhazia<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web\|url=https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2018/1115/150049651/detail.shtml\|title=ЦАМТО / Новости / Доля новейших образцов вооружения и военной техники на российской военной базе в Абхазии достигла 70 проц.\|website=armstrade.org}}</ref> and ]. The Russian ] is located in Abkhazia and hosts approximately 4,500 personnel.<ref name="tanks">{{cite book\|title=The Tanks of August\|publisher=Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies\|year=2010\|chapter=Post-war Deployment of Russian Forces in Abkhazia and South Ossetia\|last1=Lavrov\|first1=Anton\|editor=Ruslan Pukhov\|isbn=978-5-9902320-1-3}}</ref>
	\|] ] near ] and ] (operational since 2002).<ref name="Podvig-History"/><ref name="heurlin"/>] near ].<ref name="klein"/>
			\| Est. 4,500
	\|850
	\|-		\|-
			! {{Flag\|Georgia}}<br />{{Flag\|South Ossetia}}<br />(disputed)
	\|]
			\| Following the ] in 2008, Russia has maintained a large presence in the ] of Abkhazia<ref name="auto1"/> and South Ossetia. The Russian ] is located in South Ossetia and hosts approximately 3,500 personnel.
	\|Since 2008 ] ] has been occupied by ].<ref name="recognise"></ref><ref name="occupying">{{Cite news\|url=http://www.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=19330\|title=Abkhazia, S.Ossetia Formally Declared Occupied Territory\|date=28 August 2008\|publisher=]\|accessdate=14 August 2010\|location=]}}</ref><ref name="occupied"></ref> The Russian ] has 2 main compounds in ]: one on the northwestern outskirts of ] and another in ]. There is also a large number of troops stationed in the ].<ref name="tanks">{{cite book\|title=The Tanks of August\|publisher=Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies\|year=2010\|chapter=Post-war Deployment of Russian Forces in Abkhazia and South Ossetia\|last1=Lavrov\|first1=Anton\|editor=Ruslan Pukhov\|isbn=978-5-9902320-1-3}}</ref>
	\|up to 3,500~~<ref name="tanks"/>~~		\| Est. 3,500
	\|-		\|-
			! {{Flag\|Kazakhstan}}
	\|]
			\| The ] is rented to Russia but is now under civilian administration.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.interfax.kz/?lang=eng&int_id=13&category=exclusive&news_id=28\|title=Kazcosmos chief Talgat Musabaev: Baikonur is still the core of Kazakh-Russian cooperation in space\|publisher=interfax.kz\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719003721/http://www.interfax.kz/?lang=eng&int_id=13&category=exclusive&news_id=28\|archive-date=19 July 2011\|date=February 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Kazakhstan_Finally_Ratifies_Baikonur_Rental_Deal_With_Russia_999.html\|title=Kazakhstan Finally Ratifies Baikonur Rental Deal With Russia\|publisher=spacedaily.com\|date=12 April 2010\|accessdate=15 December 2014}}</ref> The ] anti-ballistic missile testing range and the ] are also operated by Russia.<ref name="Newsweek 2019"/><ref>{{cite journal\|url=http://www.ausairpower.net/APA-Rus-ABM-Systems.html#mozTocId371125\|title=Russian/Soviet Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems\|pages=1\|accessdate=7 January 2012\|author=Sean O'Connor\|year=2009\|publisher=Air Power Australia}}</ref><ref> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221032916/http://priozersk.kz/publ/11-1-0-7\|date=February 21, 2009}}</ref>
	\|Since 2008 ] ] has been occupied by ].<ref name="recognise"/><ref name="occupying"/><ref name="occupied"/> Base on the site of the former Bombora airfield, near ] (])<ref name="tanks"/>
			\|
	\|up to 3,500<ref name="tanks"/>
	\|-		\|-
			! {{Flag\|Kyrgyzstan}}
	\|]
			\| The ] (military unit 20022), the 954th test base of anti-submarine weapons (military unit 87366), the 338th naval communication centre (military unit 45682) and the 17th radio-seismic laboratory of the seismic service of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation.<ref name="Newsweek 2019"/><ref>{{Cite web \| url=http://enews.fergananews.com/news.php?id=3244&mode=snews \| title=Russian military base presence in Kyrgyzstan extended till 2032 - Ferghana Information agency, Moscow}}</ref>
	\|] station in at ] near Lake ].<ref name="Podvig-History"/><ref name="klein"/><ref name="Nov-B9"/> ] testing grounds.<ref name="Astronautix"/><ref name="SoC-ABM"/> ].<ref name="Kazcosmos"/><ref name="spacedaily"/>
			\|
	\|Unknown
	\|-		\|-
			! {{Flag\|Moldova}}<br />{{Flag\|Transnistria}}<br />(disputed)
	\|]
			\| Russia maintains an ] in the ] separatist region of Moldova for peacekeeping purposes and to guard ] at ].<ref>{{Cite web \| url=http://tass.com/world/990587 \| title=Prime Minister of Moldova calls for withdrawal of Russian troops from Transnistria}}</ref>
	\|Air base in ],<ref name="klein"/> naval testing station at Lake ]<ref>RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol. 12, No. 51, Part I, 14 March 2008 and ]-Vlast, 'Vys Rossiya Armia', 2005</ref>
			\| Est. 1,500
	\|ca 700
	\|-		\|-
	\|]		! {{Flag\|Syria}}
			\| ], ].<ref name="GFSIS 2016"/><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.rferl.org/a/russia-expanding-second-syrian-air-base-near-islamic-state/27406249.html\|title=Russia Expanding Second Syrian Air Base Near IS-Held Areas\|date=4 December 2015\|work=RadioFreeEurope\|access-date=7 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Bodansky\|first=Yossef\|year=2016\|title=Russia's war against DI'ISH\|journal=Defense & Foreign Affairs Strategic Policy\|volume=44 \|issue=1\|pages=6–16}}</ref>
	\|] in ]<ref name="klein"/>
			\| Est. 7,000
	\|150<ref name="klein"/>
	\|-		\|-
	\|]		! {{Flag\|Tajikistan}}
			\| ], ] space surveillance station.
	\|Military bases in ], ] and ]. Joint use of the ].<ref name="klein"/> ] space facility near ].<ref name="fas-okno"/>
			\| Est. 7,500
	\|5,500<ref name="klein"/>
	\|-		\|-
			! {{Flag\|Ukraine}}<br />{{Flag\|Russia}}<br />(disputed)
	\|]
			\| ] of the ], in ],<ref name="klein" /> rented by Russia prior to the ] in 2014.<ref name="Newsweek 2019"/> In July 2015, Russian prime minister ] said that Crimea had been fully integrated into Russia<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/putin-eliminates-ministry-crimea-region-fully-integrated-russia-russian-leaders-say-2009463\|title=Putin Eliminates Ministry Of Crimea, Region Fully Integrated Into Russia, Russian Leaders Say\|date=2015-07-15\|work=International Business Times\|access-date=2018-01-13}}</ref> so the base in ] is no longer classed by Russia as overseas. However, this is contested; ] rejected Russia's annexation of Crimea,<ref>. Un.org (1 March 2014). Retrieved on 28 March 2014.</ref> which Russia defended by saying it was supporting the outcome of the ], in which a majority voted to rejoin Russia. As of 2016, there were at least 18 Russian military facilities in Crimea.<ref name="Newsweek 2019"/><ref name="Reuters 2016">{{cite web \| title=In Crimea, Russia signals military resolve with new and revamped bases \| website=Reuters \| date=2016-11-01 \| url=https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/russia-crimea/ \| access-date=2019-01-11}}</ref><!-- Following the ] in 2022, the bases have been dramatic increase, stationed at the western border located on ] and ].-->
	\|Peacekeeping force and forces for protection of ammunition depots<ref name="klein"/>
			\| Est. 26,000+
	\|1,500<ref name="klein"/>
	\|-
	\|]
	\|Base of the ] in Sevastopol<ref name="klein"/>
	\|13,000<ref name="klein"/>
	\|}		\|}

	== ~~References~~ ==		==Former bases==
			{{Main article\|List of Soviet Union military bases abroad}}
	<references>
			{\| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; width:100%;"
	<ref name="Nov-B9">{{Cite web
			\|-
	\| url = http://www.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/content/numbers/320/34.shtml
			! Country
	\| title = "Днепр" на Балхаше
			! Details
	\| trans_title= "Dnepr" in Balkhash
			\|-
	\| language=Russian
			! {{Flagcountry\|Democratic Republic of Afghanistan}}
	\| accessdate = 2012-01-27
			\| ] in Afghanistan from 1979 to 1989.
	\| month = July
			\|-
	\| year = 2009
			! {{Flagcountry\|People's Socialist Republic of Albania}}
	\| publisher = Novosti Kosmonavtiki
			\| ] was used by the ] between 1955 and 1962.
	\|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20101109134236/http://www.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/content/numbers/320/34.shtml
			\|-
	\|archivedate=2010-11-09
			! {{Flag\|Austria}}
	}}</ref>
			\| ] from 1945 to 1955.
			\|-
			! {{Flag\|Azerbaijan}}
			\| ] was rented until 2012. In 2013 the building itself was transferred to Azerbaijan,<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.ng.ru/news/445507.html\|script-title=ru:Габалинская РЛС теперь находится под контролем азербайджанских военных\|trans-title=Gabala Radar Station is now under the control of the Azerbaijani military\|language=ru\|work=ng.ru\|date=6 October 2013\|accessdate=17 December 2015}}</ref> but the equipment was dismantled and transported to ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ng.ru/columnist/2013-10-09/4_gabala.html\|script-title=ru:Габалу завлекают в турбизнес\|trans-title=Gabala lures in the tourist industry\|language=ru\|work=ng.ru\|date=9 October 2013\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010054839/http://www.ng.ru/columnist/2013-10-09/4_gabala.html\|archive-date=10 October 2013\|accessdate=15 December 2014}}</ref>
			\|-
			! {{Flagicon\|Lithuania\|1988}}{{Flagicon\|Latvia}}{{Flagicon\|Estonia}} ]
			\| ] from 1991 to 1994.
			\|-
			! {{Flagcountry\|People's Republic of Kampuchea}}
			\| ] was used by the ] between 1980 and 1992.
			\|-
			! {{Flagdeco\|ROC}}{{Flag\|China}}
			\| Tuchengzi and Yingchengzi Air Bases along with ] were used by the ] between 1945 and 1956.

			Air bases in ] were used by the ] from 1949 to 1953.
	<ref name="Podvig-History">{{Cite journal
			\|-
	\| first = Pavel
			! {{Flag\|Cuba}}
	\| last = Podvig
			\| ] was closed in 2002. In July 2014, after Putin's visit to Cuba, there were rumors about its reactivation,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/russia-is-reportedly-reopening-its-spy-base-in-cuba-2014-7\|title=Russia Is Reportedly Reopening Its Spy Base In Cuba\|website=Business Insider\|date=16 July 2014\|accessdate=18 July 2014}}</ref> quickly officially denied.{{citation needed\|date=December 2020}}
	\| year = 2002
			\|-
	\| title = History and the Current Status of the Russian Early-Warning System
			! {{Flagcountry\|Czechoslovak Socialist Republic}}
	\| journal = Science and Global Security
			\| ] from 1968 to 1991.
	\| volume = 10
			\|-
	\| pages = 21–60
			! {{Flagcountry\|People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia}}
	\| format = pdf
			\| During the ], ] is the base of the ] between 1977 and 1991, while the ] airbase was the base of the ].
	\| issn = 08929882
			\|-
	\| doi = 10.1080/08929880212328
			! {{Flagdeco\|Georgia\|1990}}{{Flag\|Georgia}}
	\| url = http://iis-db.stanford.edu/pubs/20734/Podvig-S&GS.pdf
			\| In 1995, Russia and Georgia signed a 25-year agreement for rental of military bases in ], ] and ]. Due to the ] eventually the Russian bases were liquidated by 2007,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ria.ru/infografika/20071115/88228468.html\|script-title=ru:Вывод российских войск из Грузии завершен досрочно\|trans-title=Withdrawal of Russian troops from Georgia completed ahead of schedule\|language=ru\|publisher=ria.ru\|date=15 November 2007\|accessdate=15 December 2014}}</ref> with the exception of the breakaway territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. See ].
	}}</ref>
			\|-
			! {{Flag\|East Germany}}
			\| ] from 1945 to 1994.
			\|-
			! rowspan="2" \| {{Flag\|Finland}}
			\| ] was used by the ] between 1944 and 1956.
			\|-
			\| ] was used by the ] between 1940 and 1941.
			\|-
			! {{Flag\|North Korea\|1948}}
			\| ] from 1945 to 1948.
			\|-
			! {{Flagcountry\|Hungarian People's Republic}}
			\| ], then ] from 1944 to 1991.
			\|-
			! {{Nowrap\|{{Flagdeco\|Kazakhstan\|1991}}{{Flag\|Kazakhstan}}}}
			\| The ] was removed from service in June 2020.
			\|-
			! {{Flagcountry\|Mongolian People's Republic\|1945}}
			\| Soviet troops in Mongolia from 1921 to 1927, 1939 to 1951, and 1962 to 1992.
			\|-
			! {{Flagcountry\|Polish People's Republic}}
			\| ] from 1945 to 1993.
			\|-
			! {{Flagcountry\|Romanian People's Republic}}
			\| ] from 1944 to 1958.
			\|-
			! {{Flag\|Syria}}
			\| ],<ref name="GFSIS 2016">{{cite web \| title=Russian Military Forces: Interactive Map \| website=GFSIS \| date=2016-09-14 \| url=https://www.gfsis.org/maps/russian-military-forces \| access-date=2019-01-16}}</ref><ref name="GlobalSecurity">{{cite web \| last=Pike \| first=John \| title=T-4 Airbase / Tiyas \| website=GlobalSecurity.org \| date= \| url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/syria/tiyas.htm \| access-date=2019-01-16}}</ref> ]
			\|-
			! {{Flag\|Uzbekistan}}
			\| ] from 2006 to 2012, when Uzbekistan was part of the ].<ref></ref>
			\|-
			! {{Flag\|Vietnam}}
			\| ] and ] were used by the ] and the ] between 1979 and 2002.
			\|-
			! {{Flag\|South Yemen}}
			\| ] was used as a base by the ] between 1976 and 1979.<ref>{{cite news \|author=<!--not stated--> \|date=2019-02-18 \|title=ТОП-6 самых экзотических стран-друзей СССР, где были советские военные базы \|url=https://news.rambler.ru/troops/41741134-top-6-samyh-ekzoticheskih-stran-druzey-sssr-gde-byli-sovetskie-voennye-bazy/ \|language=ru \|access-date=2024-07-17}}</ref>
			\|}

			==Planned==
	<ref name="SoC-ABM">{{Cite web
			{\| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; width:100%;"
	\| url = http://www.ausairpower.net/APA-Rus-ABM-Systems.html#mozTocId371125
			\|-
	\| title = Russian/Soviet Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems
			! Country
	\| accessdate = 2012-01-07
			! Details
	\| first = Sean
			\|-
	\| last = O'Connor
			! {{Flag\|Georgia}}<br />{{Flag\|Abkhazia}}<br />(disputed)
	\| year = 2009
			\| An agreement was signed for the creation of a Russian naval base with the separatist ].<ref name=fmso20240103>, Foreign Military Studies Office, 3 January 2024.</ref>
	\| publisher = Air Power Australia
			\|-
	}}</ref>
			! {{Flag\|Central African Republic}}
			\| Confirmed to be building a Russian military base.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web\|url=https://sofrep.com/news/russian-military-expands-in-africa-by-building-bases-in-six-countries/\|title = Russian military expands in Africa by building bases in six countries\|date = 10 August 2020}}</ref>
			\|-
			! {{Flag\|Egypt}}
			\| Confirmed to be building a Russian military base.<ref name="auto2"/>
			\|-
			! {{Flag\|Eritrea}}
			\| Logistics Center confirmed by Russian Foreign Minister ].<ref>{{Cite news \| url=https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-talks-eritrea-set-up-logistics-center-red-sea-coast-lavrov/29464939.html \| title=Russia in Talks with Eritrea to Set up 'Logistics Center' on Red Sea Coast\| newspaper=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty\| date=September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \| url=https://intelligencebriefs.com/russia-and-eritrea-ink-deal-to-build-a-logistic-base-in-the-horn-of-africa-country/ \| title=Russia and Eritrea Ink Deal to Build a Logistic Base in the Horn of Africa Country\| date=4 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \| url=https://www.voanews.com/a/russia-eritrea-relations-grow-with-planned-logistics-center/4554680.html \| title=Russia-Eritrea Relations Grow with Planned Logistics Center\| date=2 September 2018}}</ref><ref name="auto2"/>
			\|-
			! {{Flag\|Madagascar}}
			\| Confirmed to be building a Russian military base.<ref name="auto2"/>
			\|-
			! {{Flag\|Mozambique}}
			\| Confirmed to be building a Russian military base.<ref name="auto2"/>
			\|-
			! {{Flag\|Sudan}}
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	\| url = http://www.fas.org/spp/military/program/track/okno.pdf
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	\| title = Sourcebook on the Okno (в/ч 52168), Krona (в/ч 20096) and Krona-N (в/ч 20776) Space Surveillance Sites
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	\| publisher = Federation of American Scientists
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	\| date = 2008-12-30
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			==References==
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	\| url = http://www.astronautix.com/sites/sarhagan.htm
	\| title = Encyclopedia Astronautica - "Sary Shagan"
	\| publisher = Encyclopedia Astronautica
	\| accessdate = 2012-03-12
	}}</ref>

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	<ref name="Kazcosmos">{{cite web\|url=http://www.interfax.kz/?lang=eng&int_id=13&category=exclusive&news_id=28\|title=Kazcosmos chief Talgat MUSABAEV: BAIKONUR IS STILL THE CORE OF KAZAKH-RUSSIAN COOPERATION IN SPACE\|date=February 2008\|publisher=interfax.kz}}</ref>

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	<ref name="spacedaily">{{cite web\|url=http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Kazakhstan_Finally_Ratifies_Baikonur_Rental_Deal_With_Russia_999.html\|title=Kazakhstan Finally Ratifies Baikonur Rental Deal With Russia\|publisher=spacedaily.com\|date=April 12, 2010}}</ref>
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This article lists military bases of Russia abroad. The majority of Russia's military bases and facilities are located in former Soviet republics; which in Russian political parlance is termed the "near abroad".

Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, many of the early-warning radar stations ended up in former Soviet republics. As of 2020, only the radar in Belarus is still rented by Russia.

In 2003, Kommersant newspaper published a map of the Russian military presence abroad. In 2018, it was reported that Russia operates at least 21 significant military facilities overseas.

Map

3000km
2,000miles

Map of current military installations (excluding Crimea)

Current bases

Country	Details	No. of personnel
Armenia	Russian 102nd Military Base in Gyumri and the Russian 3624th Airbase in Erebuni Airport near Yerevan.	Est. 3,214 to 5,000
Belarus	Russian military presence in Belarus: The Baranavichy Radar Station, the Vilyeyka naval communication centre near Vilyeyka and a joint Air Force and Air Defense training center in Baranovichi	Est. 1,500
Georgia Abkhazia (disputed)	Following the Russo-Georgian War in 2008, Russia has maintained a large presence in the partially recognised states of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The Russian 7th Military Base is located in Abkhazia and hosts approximately 4,500 personnel.	Est. 4,500
Georgia South Ossetia (disputed)	Following the Russo-Georgian War in 2008, Russia has maintained a large presence in the partially recognised states of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The Russian 4th Military Base is located in South Ossetia and hosts approximately 3,500 personnel.	Est. 3,500
Kazakhstan	The Baikonur Cosmodrome is rented to Russia but is now under civilian administration. The Sary Shagan anti-ballistic missile testing range and the Kambala air base are also operated by Russia.
Kyrgyzstan	The 999th Air Base (military unit 20022), the 954th test base of anti-submarine weapons (military unit 87366), the 338th naval communication centre (military unit 45682) and the 17th radio-seismic laboratory of the seismic service of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation.
Moldova Transnistria (disputed)	Russia maintains an operational group of forces in the Transnistria separatist region of Moldova for peacekeeping purposes and to guard an ammunition depot at Cobasna.	Est. 1,500
Syria	Tartus naval base, Khmeimim Air Base.	Est. 7,000
Tajikistan	Russian 201st Military Base, Okno space surveillance station.	Est. 7,500
Ukraine Russia (disputed)	Sevastopol Naval Base of the Black Sea Fleet, in Crimea, rented by Russia prior to the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation in 2014. In July 2015, Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev said that Crimea had been fully integrated into Russia so the base in Sevastopol is no longer classed by Russia as overseas. However, this is contested; United Nations General Assembly Resolution 68/262 rejected Russia's annexation of Crimea, which Russia defended by saying it was supporting the outcome of the 2014 Crimean status referendum, in which a majority voted to rejoin Russia. As of 2016, there were at least 18 Russian military facilities in Crimea.	Est. 26,000+

Former bases

Main article: List of Soviet Union military bases abroad

Country	Details
Afghanistan	Soviet troops in Afghanistan from 1979 to 1989.
Albania	Pasha Liman Naval Base was used by the Soviet Navy between 1955 and 1962.
Austria	Central Group of Forces from 1945 to 1955.
Azerbaijan	Gabala Radar Station was rented until 2012. In 2013 the building itself was transferred to Azerbaijan, but the equipment was dismantled and transported to Russia.
Baltic states	North Western Group of Forces from 1991 to 1994.
Kampuchea	Port of Kompong Som Naval Base was used by the Soviet Navy between 1980 and 1992.
China	Tuchengzi and Yingchengzi Air Bases along with Port Arthur Naval Base were used by the Soviet Navy between 1945 and 1956. Air bases in Shanghai were used by the Soviet Air Force from 1949 to 1953.
Cuba	Lourdes SIGINT station was closed in 2002. In July 2014, after Putin's visit to Cuba, there were rumors about its reactivation, quickly officially denied.
Czechoslovakia	Central Group of Forces from 1968 to 1991.
Ethiopia	During the Derg, Nokra is the base of the Soviet Navy between 1977 and 1991, while the Asmara airbase was the base of the Soviet Air Forces.
Georgia	In 1995, Russia and Georgia signed a 25-year agreement for rental of military bases in Vaziani, Akhalkalaki and Batumi. Due to the Rose Revolution eventually the Russian bases were liquidated by 2007, with the exception of the breakaway territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. See Russia–Georgia relations.
East Germany	Western Group of Forces from 1945 to 1994.
Finland	Porkkala Naval Base was used by the Soviet Navy between 1944 and 1956.
Finland	Hanko Naval Base was used by the Soviet Navy between 1940 and 1941.
North Korea	25th Army from 1945 to 1948.
Hungary	Central, then Southern Group of Forces from 1944 to 1991.
Kazakhstan	The Balkhash Radar Station was removed from service in June 2020.
Mongolia	Soviet troops in Mongolia from 1921 to 1927, 1939 to 1951, and 1962 to 1992.
Poland	Northern Group of Forces from 1945 to 1993.
Romania	Southern Group of Forces from 1944 to 1958.
Syria	Tiyas Air Base, Shayrat Airbase
Uzbekistan	Karshi-Khanabad Air Base from 2006 to 2012, when Uzbekistan was part of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
Vietnam	Cam Ranh Air Base and Cam Ranh Naval Base were used by the Soviet Navy and the Russian Navy between 1979 and 2002.
South Yemen	Socotra was used as a base by the Soviet Navy between 1976 and 1979.

Planned

Country	Details
Georgia Abkhazia (disputed)	An agreement was signed for the creation of a Russian naval base with the separatist Republic of Abkhazia.
Central African Republic	Confirmed to be building a Russian military base.
Egypt	Confirmed to be building a Russian military base.
Eritrea	Logistics Center confirmed by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
Madagascar	Confirmed to be building a Russian military base.
Mozambique	Confirmed to be building a Russian military base.
Sudan	Confirmed to be building a Russian naval base along the Red Sea coast.

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See also

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