The 1996 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships (Russian: Чемпионат России по лёгкой атлетике в помещении 1996) was the 5th edition of the national championship in indoor track and field for Russia.
It was held on 23–25 February at the Alexander Gomelsky Universal Sports Hall CSKA in Moscow.
Yelena Lebedenko set a personal record and for the first time in her career became national champion.
The Russian 24-Hour Run Indoor Championships was held on 10–11 February in Podolsk on the 133-meter circle of the arena of the local youth sports school.
However, this result (like Safin's record) was not ratified by the international association due to the uncertified track length and the lack of strict documentation of the circles passed by the participants.