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Russia Declares War

When
April 1877 (17 or 24 April, sources conflict)
Where
Russian Empire
Part of
Russo-Turkish War begins: Russia declares war on the Ottoman Empire

Russia formally declared war on the Ottoman Empire in April 1877, with sources conflicting on whether the date was 17 or 24 April 1877.

After the failure of the Constantinople Conference, Emperor Alexander II secured agreement as to non-involvement by the other Great Powers. Russia then declared war upon the Ottoman Empire. The Alexander II article dates this declaration to 17 April 1877, while the Russo-Turkish War and Abdul Hamid II articles date it to 24 April 1877; this discrepancy remains unresolved in the supplied passages.

Sources

  1. Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28
  2. Abdul Hamid II Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29
  3. Alexander II of Russia Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-06

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