2006 in Russia

Incumbents

• President: Vladimir Putin
• Prime Minister: Mikhail Fradkov

  Events

• January 2–5 - Gimry fighting
• February 20 - Sukhoi, Tupolev, Ilyushin, Yakovlev, Irkut, Mikoyan, six aircraft brand mergerd, United Aircraft Corporation has business start.
• July 4 - 2006 Avtury ambush
• September 11 - 2006 Vladikavkaz Mi-8 crash
• September 13 - Ingush–Chechen fratricide incident
• December 2 - The Tolmachevy Twins won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Bucharest, Romania

  Births

Deaths

• June 17 - Abdul-Halim Sadulayev
• July 10 - Shamil Basayev