This is a list of wars and humanitarian conflicts involving the Republic of Belarus and its predecessor states (Principality of Polotsk, Belarusian People's Republic, Byelorussian SSR). Notable militarised interstate disputes are included.
Conflict | Belarus & allies | Belarus's opposition | Result |
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World War I/Russian Civil War (1918) | Belarusian People's Republic Germany |
Bolsheviks | Belarusian People's Republic exiled |
Slutsk uprising (1920) | Nationalist forces loyal to the Belarusian People's Republic | Russian SFSR Byelorussian SSR |
Rebellion suppressed |
Polish–Soviet War (1919–1921) | Russian SFSR Ukrainian SSR Byelorussian SSR Polrewkom |
Second Polish Republic Ukrainian People's Republic |
Defeat: |
Conflict | Belarus & allies | Belarus's opposition | Result |
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Polish-Belarusian ethnic conflict (1939—1954) | Byelorussian SSR Belarusian Collaborators |
Polish people Home Army Cursed soldiers
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Both Sides Claimed victory |
World War II (1941–1944) | Soviet Union | Nazi Germany | Victory:
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Soviet–Afghan War (1979–1989) | Soviet Union | Afghan mujahideen |
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Conflict | Belarus & allies | Belarus's opposition | Result |
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First Ivorian Civil War (2002—2007) | Ivory Coast COJEP Belarus (limited military support and mercenaries) |
FNCI | Tentative peace agreement, followed by renewed conflict |
First Libyan Civil War (2011) | Libyan Jamahiriya Belarus:[1][2][3][4][5]
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Anti-Gaddafi forces Qatar Enforcing UNSC Resolution 1973: Other countries |
Defeat:
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Russo-Ukrainian War (2022–present) | Russian Federation Belarus (provision of territory) Donetsk People's Republic Luhansk People's Republic |
Ukraine | Ongoing:
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