2015 in Russia
The following lists some of the events from the year 2015 in Russia. Incumbents President of Russia: Vladimir Putin Prime Minister of Russia: Dmitry Medvedev Events January 1 January – Musa Zavgaev, known as Emir of the Nadterechny and Naursky Districts of Chechnya, and his accomplice, Bashir Omarov, were killed during a special operation in the outskirts of the village of Mekenskaya, Naursky District of Chechnya. Both of them had directly involved in organizing the 4 December assault on Grozny. 3 January – An image of a BPM-97 apparently inside Ukraine, in Luhansk, appeared to deliver further evidence of a Russian military presence there. 9 January – Russia bans transsexual and transgender individuals from obtaining driving licenses. 12 January – A controversial drama film, Leviathan, directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev wins the Best Foreign Language Film award at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards. 13 January The Islamic State releases a video of a young boy gunning down two alleged Russian FSB agents captured by the militants. War in Donbass: A passenger bus has been shelled near Volnovakha south of the city of Donetsk, killing 12 and wounding 18 civilians. The Ukrainian authorities accused Russia and its backed separatists for the incident.