This chronological list of school attacks in Russia that occurred at K–12 public and private schools, as well as at colleges and universities, and on school buses. Excluded from this list are the following:
Incidents that occurred as a result of police actions. Suicides or suicide attempts involving only one person.
List
DateLocationPerpetrator(s)DeadInjuredDescription5 May 1874YekaterinburgAlexei Skachkov10A student of Yekaterinburg gymnasium was noticed smoking in the toilet by his head teacher, Yakov Predtechensky; after a decision to expel Skachkov, he murdered Predtechensky using a revolver. Sentenced to deportation to Siberia and ban from ever returning to Yekaterinburg.15 September 1900KharkivIwanow11After failing an exam, gymnasium student Iwanow shot and killed principal Tschanowitsch with a revolver and also wounded a teacher named Horkiwicz before surrendering to police.Die Rache des Gymnasiasten, Meraner Zeitung (September 16, 1900)19 February 1937ZavidovoIlya Ageenko10Zoya Peshekhonova, a teacher who gave a student bad grades, was shot and killed. The student was identified as 16-year-old Ilya Ageenko.4 April 1950GîscaVladimir Georgievich Tatarnikov24 (including the perpetrator)UnknownGîsca school bombing: A military commander detonated a large bomb at a school in Gyska, killing himself, two other teachers and 21 students.Lyamino, Perm OblastMikhail Tselousov76Lyamino school shooting: 24-year-old Mikhail Tselousov fatally shot seven people and wounded six others at School of Construction N°6 as retaliation for perceived unfair treatment at his workplace. He was sentenced to death and executed one year later.LeningradAnatoly Fedorenko63 (including the perpetrator)1977 Leningrad shooting: Anatoly Fedorenko killed six cadets and wounded two. He was also injured by one of the fatally wounded cadets. Sentenced to death.MoscowGrigory Kuts10Grigory Kuts killed his physical education teacher with a TT pistol after classes. Earlier Kuts shot dead plant director. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison as a minor. He was later sentenced to death for another murder in prison.28 September 1993OmskAlexey Anatolyevich Paliy1 (the perpetrator)0Alexey Anatolyevich Paliy stormed a kindergarten and took several hostages. Armed with a rifle and explosives, the assailant died during the hostage crisis.27 October 1995Saransk, MordoviaViktor Grush10Viktor Grushev and three other criminals from the "Yugo-Zapad" criminal group invaded Mordovia State University and killed a professor before fleeing and later being captured.5 December 1995Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia–AlaniaYuri Kardanov38 (including the perpetrator)A 35-year-old man detonated grenades at a kindergarten around 1 p.m., killing three children and injuring seven others — three children, two teachers and two policemen — as well as himself.Kamyshin, Volgograd OblastSergey Lepnev62Kamyshin school shooting: Sergey Lepnev shot and killed five cadets and a commander and wounded two other cadets. Sentenced to death and later commuted to 25 years in prison due to moratorium.11 May 1998Voronezh, Voronezh OblastAndrei Gorbunov31 (the perpetrator)Andrei Gorbunov, 44, stormed Voronezh State University and killed professor Viktor Suborin with a machete before attempting suicide. Earlier, the attacker killed his wife and son.13 June 1999Saint PetersburgUnnamed11A man stormed a university and shot an employee and a security guard, killing the guard.10 October 2002Lyubertsy, Moscow OblastUnnamed12The principal, Vadim Menis, was shot dead as he left a school, and two employees who tried to help him were injured. The shooter fled the scene and was arrested years later.1-3 September 2004Beslan, North Ossetia–AlaniaRiyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs365-731 (including 31 perpetrators)800+Beslan school hostage crisis: Dozens of terrorists took hundreds of people hostage in a school; the siege, which lasted for days, ended in the death and injury of hundreds of victims and the deaths of the attackers, who were linked to the group "Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs". Between 365 and 731 people died, making it the worst school massacre in Russian history.2 August 2011Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk kraiAndrei Baturin01At Kindergarten №80 in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, a 5-year-old girl was injured. A criminal case was opened under the article for "terrorist act".5 August 2011Izberbash, Repuplic of DagestanUnnamed20Two policemen were shot dead at the scene after being targeted in a daycare center. The shooter is still being sought.3 February 2014MoscowSergey Viktorovich Gordeyev212014 Moscow school shooting: A 15-year-old student shot dead teacher, took hostages, killed the arriving policeman, along with injured another one before surrendering.20 October 2014Elektrostal, Moscow OblastUnnamed 9th grade student10A student attacked a security guard with a baseball bat and then stabbed him to death. The student was restrained by a teacher until police arrived.4 December 2014Tomsk, Tomsk OblastTom04A former student named “Tom” broke into a private gym in Tomsk, injuring four people with a compressed air gun, three students and the director. No one had serious injuries.20 March 2015Tomsk, Tomsk OblastUnnamed 9th grade student02In an attack at School N°64, two students were lightly wounded by gunfire from a ninth-grader, who was later arrested.30 November 2015Saratov, Saratov OblastRasim Kerimov12During an argument, a 45-year-old father of a student fired shots at Azamat Normanov, who died in the attack, in addition to wounding two other adults, before being detained.18 March 2016Nakhodka, Primorsky KraiUnnamed 19-year-old man2 (including the perpetrator)0A 19-year-old man broke into a school in Nakhodka and made his way to the principal's office, where he killed his 15-year-old ex-lover before killing himself.5 September 2017Ivanteevka, Moscow OblastMikhail Sergeyevich Pivnev04 (3 indirectly)2017 Ivanteyevka school attack: A teacher was hit in the head with a meat cleaver and shot in the face with an air rifle by a 15-year-old student who threatened other classmates, causing three other students, two girls and a boy, to jump out of the window and injure themselves before the suspect was arrested.1 November 2017MoscowAndrei Emelyannikov2 (including the perpetrator)02017 Moscow college attack: An 18-year-old student killed his homeroom teacher with a knife at a Moscow polytechnic college before killing himself with a circular saw.18 December 2017Irkutsk, Irkutsk OblastUnnamed student10A 16-year-old student stabbed his 15-year-old classmate to death at School N°4.15 January 2018Motovilikhinsky, Perm KraiAleksandr Sergeyevich Buslidze
Lev Romanovich Bidzhakov015 (including the two perpetrators)2018 Perm school stabbing: Two young men attacked classmates and a teacher with knives, before attempting suicide, injuring themselves.17 January 2018Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk OblastUnnamed student01A 16-year-old student attacked his classmate with a knife after a fight.19 January 2018Ulan-Ude, Buryatia RepublicAnton Bichivin07 (including the perpetrator)A ninth-grade student attacked five students and a teacher with an axe before throwing himself from a second-floor building and stabbing himself until he was restrained by police who took him to hospital in serious condition.21 March 2018Shadrinsk, Kurgan OblastAnna Kargapolova