Russia

For the World War II and Cold War era predecessor state Russia was a part of, see Soviet Union.

For a weapon camouflage, see Russia Camouflage.

Russia (Russian: Россия) is the world's largest country located in northern Eurasia heavily featured in the Modern Warfare series. Although protagonists in World War II games and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, but in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Russia is the main enemy of the United States and NATO within the series. In Call of Duty: Black Ops II, if the player completes all the Strike Force missions, Russia will ally with the United States and NATO. It was briefly mentioned in Call of Duty: Ghosts, and the Russian flag is seen in Call of Duty: Heroes as a decorative item. The Common Defense Pact faction is located in Russia, in Call of Duty: Black Ops III. In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Russia appears in the Old Comrades mission, which set in St. Petersburg, where John Price and Kyle "Gaz" Garrick are hunting The Butcher. Russia also appears in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III mission, Highrise, set in St. Petersburg, where Price and Gaz attempt to capture Konni Group Team Leader, Andrei Nolan.

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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare[]

Although there is no Soviet/Russian campaign, Russia plays a significant role in the storyline, both on the side of and against the player. There is tension within the Russian government between the Ultranationalists and the Loyalists. The Ultranationalists idealize the old Soviet system, as they believe the federal government to have western interests at heart, rather than the interests of the Russian people. The Loyalists are the federal government's forces. Sometime before the start of the game, these tensions break out in a civil war.

In order to draw world attention away from this civil war, the Ultranationalists supported Khaled Al-Asad's rise to power in an unnamed Middle Eastern nation. Ultranationalist leader Imran Zakhaev was even present at the execution of former president Yasir Al-Fulani. The Ultranationalists even go so far as to supply Al-Asad with a nuclear device. This device was later used to destroy the nation's capital city and kill 30,000 Marines. Russian involvement in this conflict was suspected, but unconfirmed until Al-Asad was captured. Zakhaev called Al-Asad's phone, and Captain Price answered. Price had had a previous run-in with Zakhaev when he was just a Lieutenant, sniping his left arm off while he was making a deal for spent nuclear fuel rods in Pripyat, Ukraine.

Once Russian involvement was known, the SAS and U.S. Marines make a move to capture Victor Zakhaev, Imran Zakhaev's son. When he was cornered, Victor took his own life rather than be captured. Griefed by this loss, Zakhaev began to make open threats against the western world. The Ultranationalists took control of a nuclear launch facility and aimed the missiles at the United States. A joint mission between the U.S. Marines and the SAS was initiated, assaulting the launch facility. This mission is eventually successful, detonating the nuclear warheads midflight. The team then makes their escape, but wind up stranded on a destroyed bridge facing an Mi-24 Hind and Ultranationalist troops. The Hind blows up an oil tanker on the bridge, killing or incapacitating most of the team. At this point, Zakhaev personally moved in on the team, executing two members with his signature Desert Eagle. The Loyalists make a return at this point, destroying the Ultranationalist Hind and beginning to attack the rest of the troops. While Zakhaev is distracted by the explosion, Price slides his pistol to Soap, who takes down Zakhaev and his two guards.

Post-game, the civil war ended and stability was temporarily restored.

The Spetsnaz appear as a faction in multiplayer, always facing off against the SAS.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2[]

In the five years following the death of Zakhaev and the end of the Second Russian Civil War, the Russian state and populace have increasingly come to side with the goals and aims of the Ultranationalists, to the extent that Zakhaev is declared the "Hero of the New Russia" by popular acclaim. The Ultranationalists won the war, and one of their leaders, Boris Vorshevsky became the President.

The new leader of the Ultranationalist terrorists, Vladimir Makarov, uses this populist surge in patriotic feeling to his own benefit by staging a brutal massacre at Zakhaev International Airport and pinning the blame on the United States in a false-flag operation, inciting a nationalist backlash against America. The Russian state took the bait, and after using a captured ACS module to hack American defense systems, soon launches a massive military invasion of the United States' East Coast, starting World War III, with the goal to both avenge the airport massacre and fulfill the Ultranationalist goal of forging Russia into a world power once again.

The Russian invasion is swift and brutal, with no distinction between military and civilian personnel, and engulfs much of the country in the fighting, including Washington D.C. itself. Although the invaders are defeated in Washington D.C., the United States as a whole remain in jeopardy, as Russia now finds itself fully committed to the path of war against America.

It is possible that Russia has a few military bases in some of the former Soviet states because of the Russian base in Kazakhstan, and Ukrainian Insignias on the snowmobiles in the same base, as well as activity in Ukraine, Georgia and Azerbaijan, with levels in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3[]

The height of Russia's domination of Europe.

After the Russians retreat from the East Coast because of their defeat at the Battle of New York, President Boris Vorshevsky is getting ready to sign a peace treaty with the United States and NATO in Hamburg on October 3, 2016.

However President Boris Vorshevsky is captured by Vladimir Makarov when his plane is hijacked and successfully initiates a coup, becoming the de facto leader of Russia. The peace treaty is canceled. Makarov had plans for a conquest of Europe, and begin to build up Russia's military and work with African paramilitary groups to obtain chemical weapons. Later Makarov detonates Gas bombs throughout Europe. Using the disorder caused by the attacks, the Russians breezed through Europe, taking the Balkan Peninsula, the Baltic states, Scandinavia, Turkey, and Poland within hours. They reached the German-French border within a day of the invasion.

The U.S. responded by launching its forces to rescue the U.S. Vice President in the Battle of Hamburg, and aid its European allies. However, Russia had stretched their luck a too far and their victories began to be turned around in the Battle of Paris and the Battle of Berlin. During their occupation of Europe, several uprisings occurred in occupied territories such as the Prague Uprising.

After Russian President Boris Vorshevsky is rescued by Delta Force and the disavowed Task Force 141, the peace treaty is signed and relations between the United States, Russia and NATO develop into peace. By the time the war ended most of the U.S. East Coast is in ruin and an unknown number of U.S. soldiers and civilians are dead, wounded or missing. President Vorshevsky later starts reconciliation with the Loyalists and offer them their full protection and allow them to return to Russia and start a coalition government with his government and peaceful relations increase between the United States, Russia and NATO with the new Ultranationalist-Loyalist government.

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List of Campaign Missions Set in Russia[]

Weapons[]

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Machine Pistols[]

PP2000
TMP
G18
FMG9 (used by FSO)

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Gallery[]

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Invasion Forces (Russian Airborne Troops)[]

Arctic Forces[]

Airport Security[]

Internal Troops - ("FSB")[]

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Government Forces[]

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Loyalist Forces[]

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For Russia's predecessor state, see Soviet Union.

Call of Duty: Black Ops II[]

During the Second Cold War, one of SDC's goals is to ally with Russia and create "the largest military force on the planet." This, in turn, is the goal Menendez planned, to have the superpowers wipe each other out. The only way to protect Russia from an attack by SDC is to prevent India, Afghanistan and Iran from joining SDC and by completing the Strike Force missions and eliminating Tian Zhao. If all Strike Force missions are completed, Russia will join the United States and NATO to bring down Menendez.

Call of Duty: Black Ops III[]

During the European Union's collapse, the remaining members accepted Russia as the newest member and formed the Common Defense Pact.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare[]

Campaign[]

Russia appears in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare as the location of the mission Old Comrades, in the city of St. Petersburg, where Kyle "Gaz" Garrick and John Price are hunting The Butcher. A rogue Russian military regiment known as Barkov's Forces also appear as the main antagonists of the game's campaign, led by the power-hungry General Roman Barkov, who is responsible for occupying the small neighboring nation of Urzikstan.

Spec Ops[]

After the death of General Roman Barkov, through an unknown benefactor, the terrorist group known as Al-Qatala is heavily funded, and is able to form an actual military, using it to invade the small Eurasian nation of Kastovia. In response, the Russian Federation under the Allegiance faction allies with the Western Powers, represented by the Coalition to form Armistice - a temporary alliance between the two factions against Al-Qatala's invasion of Kastovia.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III[]

Russia appears in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, set in St. Petersburg, where Price and Gaz need to hunt down Konni Group Team Leader, Andrei Nolan during the mission, Highrise, and is also set in Siberia, where Task Force 141 ambushes a Konni Group convoy to rescue an unknown prisoner during the mission Frozen Tundra. It is also mentioned and shown in the mission cutscenes of Passenger and Crash Site, where it talks about the city of Sochi.