Due to ongoing international sanctions for doping against the Russian governing body, the competition did not serve as a selection meet for the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[1]
In addition to the main track and field championship, national championship events were held separately for the indoor mile on 3 February in Moscow, and for combined track and field events from 13–16 February in Kirov.[2]
The Russian Combined Events Championships were held from 13–16 February at the Veresniki Stadium in Kirov, Kirov Oblast. The leading men's athletes, Ilya Shkurenyov and Artyom Makarenko were both absent. Andrei Fomichev won his first title in the heptathlon, though his score of 5556 points was the lowest winning score in championship history. Maria Pavlova won her second national indoor title in the pentathlon.[5][6]