| Country | Type of presence | Troop strength |
| Armenia | Air base in Yerevan, military base in Gyumri (102nd Military Base) | 3214 or 5000 |
| Belarus | Volga-type radar station near Hantsavichy and Baranovichi (operational since 2002). Naval communication center near Vileyka | 850 |
| South Ossetia (Georgia) | The Russian 4th Military Base has two main compounds in South Ossetia: one on the northwestern outskirts of Tskhinvali and another in Java. A large number of troops is also stationed in the Leningor District. | up to 3500 |
| Abkhazia (Georgia) | Base on the site of the former Bombora airfield, near Gudauta (7th Military Base) | up to 3500 |
| Kazakhstan | Dnepr radar station in at Balkhash-9 near Lake Balkash. Sary Shagan testing grounds; Baikonur Cosmodrome | |
| Kyrgyzstan | Air base in Kant, naval testing station at Lake Issyk Kul | ca 700 |
| Syria | Logistical facilities of the navy in Tartus | 150 |
| Tajikistan | Military bases in Dushanbe, Qurghonteppa and Kulab. Joint use of the Ayni Air Base. Okno space facility near Nurak | 5500 |
| Transnistria (Moldova) | Peacekeeping force and forces for protection of ammunition depots [2] | 1500 |
| Ukraine | Base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol | 26,000 |
| Northern Territory (Japan)* | I-18 machine-gun and artillery division | 3500 (10,000 in the Soviet period) |
| Closed after 2000 | ||
| Azerbaijan | Daryal radar station in Qabala. Operational from 1985 to 2013 and part of Russia’s early warning system. Russia paid an annual rent of $7 million to Azerbaijan. In 2013, the station was closed and Russia no longer rents it from Azerbaijan. | 900 |
| Georgia | Bases remain in Vaziani, Gudauta, Akhalkalaki, Batumi and GRIFT (The Tbilisi headquarters of the Group of Russian Forces in the Transcaucasus) | |
| Moldova | The 14th Army |