Events in the year 2025 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 January 2025 – present)
Events January 1 January – A Mil Mi-28 helicopter crashes in Voronezh Oblast. 11 January – Ukraine announces the capture of two North Korean soldiers during fighting in Russia's Kursk Oblast. 17 January – Iran and Russia sign a "comprehensive strategic partnership treaty". 23 January – The Russian spy vessel Kidin is reported to have caught fire off the coast of Syria. 29 January – An illegal logger opens fire at forest rangers trying to arrest him in Usokhi, Kaluga Oblast, killing three rangers and holding two others hostage before committing suicide.
February 6 February – Yury Borisov is dismissed as director-general of Roscosmos by President Putin and is replaced by Gonets head Dmitry Bakanov. 8 February – An underwater cable in the Baltic Sea owned by Rostelecom is damaged following an "external impact". At least eight people are injured in a fire at the former Elektrozavod building in Moscow. 9 February – A state of emergency is declared in Sakhalin Oblast after the Chinese cargo vessel An Ying 2 runs aground off the coast of Nevelsky District. 11 February – The European Court of Human Rights rules that the Russian government had engaged in "a coordinated effort to suppress dissent" over its invasion of Ukraine. Marc Fogel, an American teacher detained in Russia for drugs charges since 2021, is released and repatriated to the United States as part of a prisoner exchange. 12 February – US President Donald Trump announces the beginning of negotiations with Russia to end the war in Ukraine following a phone call with President Putin. 13 February – The FSB says that it had killed several members of a terrorist group plotting an attack on the Pskov train station following a shootout. Two miners are killed in a collapse at a potash mine operated by Uralkali in Solikamsk, Perm Krai. Cryptocurrency exchange operator Alexander Vinnik, who had been imprisoned in the United States for a cybercrime conviction, is released and repatriated to Russia as part of a prisoner exchange. 17 February – Konstantin Rachalovsky, the deputy governor of Rostov Oblast, is arrested on suspicion of abuse of power over the provision of state subsidies amounting to 155.2 million rubles ($1.7 million) to financially distressed companies that eventually went bankrupt. 18 February – Russia and the United States began official discussions in Saudi Arabia on ending the war in Ukraine. 26 February – Denis Alexeyev, the deputy governor of Vologda Oblast, is arrested along with Kirill Bocharov, head of the Vologda Oblast representative office in Moscow, on suspicion of receiving part of a 100 million ruble ($1.1 million) bribe. 27 February – A man is arrested for throwing a grenade at the entrance to the regional administration office of Samara Oblast in Samara. 28 February – The FSB arrests two church officials on suspicion of plotting to kill Russian Orthodox bishop Tikhon Shevkunov, who is close to Putin.
March 3 March – The FSB says it shot and killed a man who planned "terrorist attacks" on the Moscow metro and a Jewish religious institution in Moscow. 4 March – Nikolai Onishchenko, the head of Zavyalovsky District, Altai Krai, is shot dead while leaving a cafe in Zavyalovo. 5 March – Four suspected Islamic State militants are killed in an "anti-terrorist operation" in Makhachkala, Dagestan. 10 March – Two British diplomats are expelled from Russia for alleged spying. 11 March – Two students are injured in a knife attack at a school in Nizhny Novgorod. The suspect, who is also a student, is arrested. 13 March – The Russian defence ministry says its forces had retaken Sudzha, Kursk Oblast from Ukraine. 18 March – The Ukrainian military launches a major incursion into Belgorod Oblast. Yury Bezdudny resigns as Governor of Nenets Autonomous Okrug. A Mil Mi-28 helicopter of the Russian military crashes in Leningrad Oblast, killing its entire crew. 31 March – Konstantin Rudnev, the founder of the Ashram Shambala sect, is arrested along with 13 of his followers in Argentina on human trafficking charges.
April 1 April – President Putin orders a ban on government, telecommunications and banking sector employees from using foreign messaging applications. 2 April – A Tu-22M3 bomber crashes in Usolsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, killing one of its four crew. 3 April – The State Duma expels Yury Napso as a deputy of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia for failing to attend its sessions without valid reason since 2023. 4 April – Three Moldovan diplomats are expelled from Russia in retaliation for Moldova expelling three Russian diplomats it accused of involvement in facilitating the escape of fugitive MP Alexandr Nesterovschi. 8 April – Dual US-Russian national Ksenia Karelina, who had been imprisoned in Russia for donating to a charity providing humanitarian aid for Ukraine, is released and repatriated to the United States following a prisoner exchange in the United Arab Emirates that sees the release of Arthur Petrov, a dual German-Russian citizen arrested on suspicion of supplying manufacturers linked to the Russian military with microelectronics. 9 April – The Romanian defense attaché and his deputy are expelled from Russia in retaliation for Romania expelling their Russian counterparts in March. 17 April – The Supreme Court of Russia removes the Taliban from Russia's list of designated terrorist organizations. Vadim Shamarin, the former deputy chief of the Russian General Staff, is convicted and sentenced to seven years' imprisonment by a court martial for accepting 36 million rubles ($437,600) in bribes from a phone manufacturing plant in exchange for state contracts and “general patronage.” 22 April – Four people, including three soldiers, are injured in an explosion at the arsenal of the 51st Main Missile and Artillery Directorate in Kirzhachsky District, Vladimir Oblast. 23 April – A state of emergency is declared in Zabaykalsky Krai due to wildfires. 25 April – Major General Yaroslav Moskalik, deputy head of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, is killed in a car bombing in Balashikha, Moscow Oblast. 26 April – Russian forces announce the clearing of Kursk Oblast from Ukrainian forces.
May 4 May – Four people are killed in an explosion inside an apartment in Yasenevo District, Moscow. Azerbaijani MP Azer Badamov is detained in Astrakhan amid reports that he had been barred entry by Russia over allegations of Russophobia. 5 May – Three police officers and two gunmen are killed in a shootout in Makhachkala, Dagestan. 7 May – Russia signs a strategic partnership treaty with Venezuela. 8 May – Alrosa announces the discovery of the largest diamond mined in Russia, a 468-carat piece named "80 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War" that was dug from the Mir mine in the Sakha Republic. 12 May – The International Civil Aviation Organization finds Russia responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014. 13 May – A state of emergency is declared in Buryatia due to wildfires. 14 May – A court in Moscow convicts Grigory Melkonyants, the co-chair of the election monitor Golos, on charges of working for an "undesirable" organisation and sentences him to five years' imprisonment. 16 May – Ukraine and Russia hold their first direct peace negotiations since 2022 in Turkey. A blackout hits Kemerovo Oblast, cutting electricity to 28,000 people. 19 May – The FSB announces the arrest of nine people in Stavropol Krai on suspicion of plotting attacks on police officers during Victory Day. The government designates Amnesty International as an "undesirable organization". 23 May – An Mi-8 helicopter of the Russian military crashes during a training flight in Uritsky District, Oryol Oblast, killing its entire crew. 26 May – A European Union diplomat is injured in an assault by suspected Russian security agents in Vladivostok. 28 May – Five people are killed in a knife attack at a house in Baikalsk, Irkutsk Oblast. The assailant also dies after setting the house on fire. 31 May – A road bridge collapses into railway tracks in Bryansk Oblast and derails a train underneath, killing seven people and injuring 47 others. A second road bridge collapses into railway tracks in Zheleznogorsky District, Kursk Oblast and derails a train underneath.
June 1 June – Ukraine launches Operation Spider's Web, a series of drone attacks on Russian air bases as far as Irkutsk Oblast. 8 June – A ship towing two barges runs aground and breaks apart along the Yenisei River in Kazachinsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, spilling around 79.3 metric tons of diesel fuel and causing an oil spill reaching up to 50 kilometers along the shoreline that results in 1.2 billion rubles ($15.3 million) in environmental damage. 9 June – The mayor of Krasnoyarsk, Vladislav Loginov, is arrested on suspicion of accepting more than 180 million rubles ($2.3 million) in bribes. He resigns on 15 September. 17 June – The Supreme Court of Russia orders the dissolution of the Civic Initiative party for failing to participate in elections since 2018, during which its candidates were blocked from registering by election officials. 25 June – The FSB arrests two Moldovan nationals on suspicion of spying for Moldova. 27 June – A state of emergency is declared in Izhevsk following a fuel leak of undetermined origin that began on 29 May and contaminated the Starkovka River. Two Azerbaijani nationals die following a raid by Russian authorities in Yekaterinburg, triggering a diplomatic dispute between Moscow and Azerbaijan. 30 June – Religious leader Vissarion is sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment by a court in Novosibirsk for harming the mental and physical health of his followers in the .
July 1 July – Former deputy defense minister Timur Ivanov is convicted and sentenced to 13 years' imprisonment by the Moscow City Court for embezzling 3.9 billion rubles ($50 million) in public funds. An Su-34 fighter-bomber of the Russian Aerospace Forces crashes during a training flight in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast following a suspected mechanical failure. The two crew members safely eject. 3 July – Major General Mikhail Gudkov, the deputy commander of the Russian Navy, is killed along with 10 people in a suspected Ukrainian missile attack in Kursk Oblast. Russia becomes the first country to recognize the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan since they retook power in 2021. 6 July – a Communist Party of the Russian Federation congress adopted a resolution calling the 1956 report "On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences" made by Nikita Khrushchev erroneous. 7 July – Roman Starovoit is dismissed as minister of transportation and is found dead in a suspected suicide hours later. Former deputy Rosgvardiya director Viktor Strigunov is arrested on suspicion of bribery involving the construction of a training facility in Kemerovo Oblast. 8 July – A Sokol Altius military drone crashes into a dacha during a training flight in Tatarstan. No injuries are reported. 9 July – The European Court of Human Rights finds Russia responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014. 11 July – Russia orders the closure of the Polish consulate in Kaliningrad in response to Poland's decision to close the Russian consulate in Kraków in May. 14 July – A Mil Mi-8 helicopter crashes northeast of Okhotsk, Khabarovsk Krai, killing all five people on board. Three people are killed in a lightning strike at a resort in Tula Oblast.