Below you will find example sentences with "russian troops". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Russian Troops in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: troops
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 13
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 26 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 3 start, 9 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "russian troops" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 26 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as and the russian troops supporting them, back forcing russian troops into humiliating, ukraine, ukrainian and forces stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with russian invasion, russian president and russian forces, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with russian troops
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
A mass burial in Bucha, Ukraine, last year after Russian troops were expelled. (13 words)
Belarus was a staging ground for amassing Russian troops before the a little over 13 months ago. (17 words)
A spokesman for Ukraine's 80th Air Assault Brigade said the unit was battling waves of Russian troops. (18 words)
In 1830, Nicholas was outraged when he heard of the Belgian revolt against the Dutch, ordered the Russian Army to mobilize and asked the Prussian ambassador for permission for Russian troops to have transit rights in order to restore Belgium to the Dutch. (43 words)
On 30 January 1918 Mannerheim proclaimed to Russian soldiers in Finland that the White army did not fight against Russia: the goal of the White campaign was to beat the Finnish Red rebels and the Russian troops supporting them. (39 words)
Australian Open champion Sabalenka, who next faces Czech Karolina Muchova, caused a furore by snubbing the media after her last two matches, havingbeen grilled about the war and her country’s involvement as a staging ground for Russian troops. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
She said Russian troops were gathering new forces there and regrouping, with Moscow aiming to deploy its best troops.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian attacks on Russian barracks have killed a significant number of Russian troops and sparked controversy within Russia.
While Putin denied that regular Russian troops were involved in the conflict, the Wagner Group was organizations that provided mercenaries who coordinated with the Russian military and supported separatist groups in Ukraine.
Both Ukrainian and Russian military bloggers with links to the armed forces said Russian troops had reached the outskirts of the town.
When Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation” at dawn on 24 February 2022, many expected victory within days, but Ukraine fought back, forcing Russian troops into humiliating retreats.
In one positive note, Turkish and Russian troops have restarted joint patrols near the border that had been halted since October, a Russian defense ministry official said.
I remember when one of my Russian friends claimed the were no Russian troops in Crimea just little green men.
In 1830, Nicholas was outraged when he heard of the Belgian revolt against the Dutch, ordered the Russian Army to mobilize and asked the Prussian ambassador for permission for Russian troops to have transit rights in order to restore Belgium to the Dutch.
On 27 February 1861 a Warsaw crowd protesting against the Russian rule over Poland was fired upon by the Russian troops.
On 30 January 1918 Mannerheim proclaimed to Russian soldiers in Finland that the White army did not fight against Russia: the goal of the White campaign was to beat the Finnish Red rebels and the Russian troops supporting them.
The Russian dragoons under Bauer then—without awaiting orders from Peter I—charged against the Swedes, supported by most of the other Russian troops.
A local resident rides a bike in Avdiivka, the site of the heaviest battles with Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 25, 2023.
A mass burial in Bucha, Ukraine, last year after Russian troops were expelled.
A spokesman for Ukraine's 80th Air Assault Brigade said the unit was battling waves of Russian troops.
A spokesman said that the victory would allow Russian troops to push on to the nearby city of Bakhmut, and cut off the Ukrainian forces there.
Australian Open champion Sabalenka, who next faces Czech Karolina Muchova, caused a furore by snubbing the media after her last two matches, havingbeen grilled about the war and her country’s involvement as a staging ground for Russian troops.
Belarus’ president has welcomed thousands of Russian troops to his country but has avoided having it take part directly in the fighting in Ukraine.
Belarus was a staging ground for amassing Russian troops before the a little over 13 months ago.
Brutal footage has emerged of the moment one brave Ukrainian soldier waged a bitter fight against an entire platoon of Russian troops and their armoured personnel carrier (APC) before making the ultimate sacrifice for his country.
Bucha, outside Kyiv, is the site of a mass grave that was filled with the bodies of civilians murdered by occupying Russian troops.