The Circassians fought the Russians longer than all the other peoples of the Caucasus, and the Russo-Circassian War was the longest war both Russia and Circassia have ever fought.
Russia has been defeated in war on several occasions in the modern era.
Japan won a convincing victory over Russia, becoming the first Asian power in modern times to defeat a European power.
US lost five major wars after 1945
The US had won almost all the major wars it fought before 1945. However, the US was unable to get any significant victory in its wars abroad.
While Westerners tend to see the war through the lens of events such as D-Day or the Battle of Britain, it was a conflict largely won by the Soviet Union.
Flanked by Europe and Asia, Russia has experienced three major invasions in its history: by the Mongols in the 13th century, Napoleon in 1812, and Hitler in 1941.
A century ago a British led intervention force landed in the far north of Russia. For 18 gruelling months, thousands of foreign troops under British command fought Russians on Russian soil.
U.S. officials have said that Russia has lost between 60,000 and 80,000 troops in its misguided war on Ukraine. A soldier watches Ukrainian artillerymen fire an M109 tracked self-propelled howitzer at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, May 12, 2022.
Mao Zedong declared the formation of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949. Since then PRC has fought a number of wars, notable amongst them are the wars with Korea, USSR, Vietnam and India. The Korean War started on June 25, 1950 between North and South Korea.
The United States actually did invade and occupy Russia during the end of World War I. An understanding of America's invasion and occupation of the Soviet Union in 1918-1919 is important for two reasons.
Officially, roughly 8.6 million Soviet soldiers died in the course of the war, including millions of POWs. Einsatzgruppen murder Jewish civilians outside Ivanhorod, Ukraine, 1942.
On April 7, 2022, the United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-11/3 suspended Russia from the UN Human Rights Council membership due to war crimes in Ukraine. Several Russians were convicted for war crimes in Ukraine or Chechnya by local courts.
The Soviet Union suffered the highest number of fatalities of any single nation, with estimates mostly falling between 22 and 27 million deaths.
The United States has fought five major wars — Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf War, Iraq, Afghanistan — and only the Gulf War in 1991 can really be classified as a clear success.
The US War of Independence, 1775-1783
We can't talk about British military defeats without mentioning the US War of Independence. In 1775, rebels in Boston rose up against the British due to excessive taxes. One year later, an independent American congress was formed, which declared its independence from the Brits.
The country has been physically invaded on several occasions—once during the War of 1812, once during the Mexican–American War, several times during the Mexican Border War, and three times during World War II, two of which were air attacks on American soil.