Is Russia safe in 2026?
Russia scores 37.1/100 on the live safety index — high-risk. The main pressure on the score comes from political stability, sanctions, internet freedom. Active combat has been reported on its territory within the last 24 hours. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 36.6/100).
37.1 /100high-risk
30-day trend
Russia's score fell by −6.4 over the last 22 days (44.4 → 38.0).
Risk factors
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Conflict & War
16.8/34.1 safety points.
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- Air campaign
- 0.9 pts
- Local strikes
- 13.3 pts
- Operations abroad
- 5.7 pts
These values can overlap and are not added together.
Nuclear threats & incidents
Nuclear index: 85.4/100. Does not affect the Safety Index.
Has nuclear weapons. Source: SIPRI Yearbook 2026.
Our index tracks nuclear weapons development, tests, radiation incidents and threats to use nuclear weapons. It also includes explicitly threatened countries. This is our own index, not a probability of nuclear war.
Official travel advisory
4 Do Not Travel
The U.S. State Department places Russia at Level 4 — Do Not Travel citing terrorism, wrongful detention and unrest. Our live index reads 37.1/100. That advisory was last revised Dec 29, 2025, 291 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.
Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Dec 29, 2025. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.
Latest recorded events
- Earthquake of magnitude 7 strikes Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, EMSC says
- Ukrainian drones reportedly strike Yandex data center, warehouses in overnight attack on Russia
- Ukraine resumes strikes on energy targets, saying Russia never stopped its attacks
- Editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta newspaper questioned and detained in Russia
- VIDEO Zelensky's announcements quickly came true. Russian refinery on fire
- Russians need landlines again. Mobile internet is constantly being shut down
24-hour forecast
Trend: stable · projected score 36.6/100 (generated )
Intensifying Ukrainian drone attacks on refineries and infrastructure deepen domestic exposure.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs Russia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 37.1 | — | |
| Mongolia | 88.0 | +50.9 | |
| North Korea | 45.6 | +8.5 | |
| Kazakhstan | 77.7 | +40.6 | |
| China | 66.4 | +29.3 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 70.6 | +33.4 |