LGBT people in the Russo-Ukrainian War

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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people have played a role in multiple aspects of the Russo-Ukrainian War.

After Russia's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 and the subsequent creation of the Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic, two Russian puppet states in eastern Ukraine, thus beginning the Russo-Ukrainian War, the number of homophobic hate attacks - including those committed by the government - in Russia has sharply increased. Since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, numerous cases of homophobic violence against LGBTQ Ukrainians by the Russian military have been documented. Russian authorities have also tightened domestic legislation discriminating against LGBTQ people during the invasion.

Meanwhile, in Ukraine, ever since the Revolution of Dignity that established a more pro-Western course for the country's politics, acceptance of LGBTQ people gradually increased. Since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, that trend has intensified. The participation of LGBTQ Ukrainians in the military has served as an impetus for this change. The Kyiv International Institute of Sociology has noted a trend towards positive reception of LGBTQ people in the country over the time.