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Russia Day!



Russia Day (День России) is a national holiday in Russia, celebrated on the 12th of June every year since 1992.
From 09:00 GMT on the 12th of June until 07:00 GMT on the 15th of June
Play 3 battles with an activity level of 60% or higher using Soviet vehicles of rank II and above and receive the unique “Russia Day” decal

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  • This task can be performed in random battles except “Enduring Confrontation” and [Assault] game modes.
  • To follow your progress you will need to click on “Your nickname” → Achievements → Russia Day.

Two new packs available!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1347611
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1347610

Update 03.06.2020 (1.99.0.51)



  • The player’s eye-view camera will now work again in server replays.
  • B-17G - a bug causing the engine to quickly overheat in the automatic controls mode has been fixed.
  • P-51D-20/30 - a bug resulting in incorrect boost data when the engine is idling has been fixed.
  • F-84G (all series) - incorrect engine weight in the x-ray mode has been fixed.


Server Update 09.06.2020


BMP-2M - This squadron vehicle is now available for squadron activity research.

The current provided changelog reflects the major changes within the game as part of this Update. Some updates, additions and fixes may not be listed in the provided notes. War Thunder is constantly improving and specific fixes may be implemented without the client being updated.

Server Update 08.06.2020



  • Friendly fire in air Realistic Battles has been re-enabled.


The War Thunder Team

[Special] D-Day




On the 6th of June we celebrate the anniversary of the Allied landing in Normandy. D-Day was the largest sea landing in history, it began the liberation of France from Nazi occupation. The landing in Normandy opened the Western front in Europe and brought the anti-Hitler coalition significantly closer to Victory in World War II.

From the 5th of June (14:00 GMT) until the 8th of June (7:00 GMT) receive an extra 30% of Silver lions and research points in 6 events with historic aircraft and ground vehicle setups


For more info, check out the full article here!