List of wars involving Belarus explained

This is a list of wars and humanitarian conflicts involving the Republic of Belarus and its predecessor states (Principality of Polotsk, Grand Duchy of Lithuania,Belarusian People's Republic, Byelorussian SSR). Notable militarised interstate disputes are included.

16th century

DateConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2Result for Lithuania and/or its Allies
1508Glinski Rebellion Grand Duchy of LithuaniaGlinski supportersGovernment's victory
1524Ottoman-Tatar invasion of Lithuania and Poland Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Kingdom of Poland
Ottoman-Tatars
1561–1570Northern Seven Years' War Polish–Lithuanian union
Free City of Lübeck
Denmark–Norway
Kingdom of SwedenTreaty of Stettin (1570)

Russian Empire

ConflictBelarus & alliesBelarus's oppositionResult
World War I/Russian Civil War (1918) Belarusian People's Republic
BolsheviksBelarusian People's Republic exiled
Slutsk uprising (1920) Nationalist forces loyal to the Belarusian People's Republic
Rebellion suppressed
Polish–Soviet War (1919–1921)


Polrewkom

Defeat:

Soviet Union

ConflictBelarus & alliesBelarus's oppositionResult
Polish-Belarusian ethnic conflict (1939—1954)
Belarusian Collaborators
Polish people
Home Army
Cursed soldiers
Both Sides Claimed victory
World War II (1941–1944) Soviet Union Victory:
Soviet–Afghan War (1979–1989) Afghan Mujahideen

Republic of Belarus

ConflictBelarus & alliesBelarus's oppositionResult
First Ivorian Civil War (2002—2007)
COJEP
Belarus (limited military support and mercenaries)
FNCITentative peace agreement, followed by renewed conflict
First Libyan Civil War (2011) Libyan Jamahiriya
:[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Anti-Gaddafi forces
Qatar----Enforcing UNSC Resolution 1973:

----Minor border clashes


Tunisia

Defeat:
  • Rebel forces overthrow the Libyan government
Russo-Ukrainian War (2022–present) Russian Federation
(provision of territory)

Ukraine Ongoing:
  • Belarus provides its territory and infrastructure to the Russian invasion forces and assistance to injured Russian soldiers.

See also

Lists of wars and battles involving former states on what is now Belarus:

Notes and References

  1. https://www.kp.ru/daily/25664/825870/ На стороне Каддафи воюют белорусские партизаны
  2. https://ria.ru/20180202/1513834267.html Источник: освобожденный из плена в Ливии белорусский военный прибыл в Минск
  3. https://ria.ru/20110906/431141568.html Белорусских снайперов в Ливии не было, заявил МИД
  4. Web site: SIPRI: Белоруссия снабдила Каддафи оружием для уничтожения революционеров. 1 March 2011. NEWSru.com.
  5. https://news.tut.by/politics/216932.html Летало ли белорусское оружие в Ливию и Кот-д'Ивуар?