Current Russian Miliary Bases Abroad
| Country | Details | No. of personnel |
|---|---|---|
| Armenia | Russian 102nd Military Base in Gyumri and the Russian 3624th Airbase in Erebuni Airport near Yerevan. | Est. 3,000 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 | 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. | Unknown |
| 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. | Unknown |
| Moldova (Transnistria) Disputed | Russia maintains an operational group of forces in the Transnistria separatist region of Moldova to guard an ammunition depot at Cobasna. | Est. 1,500 |
| Syria | Tartus naval base, Khmeimim Air Base Following the fall of the Assad regime, the future of Russian presence in Syria is uncertain, with several signs pointing towards closure of the bases in the near future. | Est. 7,000 |
| Tajikistan | Russian 201st Military Base, Okno space surveillance station. | Est. 7,500 |
| Ukraine (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, including five air bases: Belbek Air Base, Saky, Gvardeyskoye, Kirovske, Dzhankoi. |
Planned Russian Bases
| 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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Also see: European Countries That Host American Miliary Bases
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