A total of 24 events (divided evenly between the sexes) were contested over three days from 13–15 February at the Alexander Gomelsky Universal Sports Hall CSKA in Moscow.
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.
[2] The women's high jump saw world-class performances from Mariya Lasitskene and Anna Chicherova, both of whom cleared 2.02 m (6 ft 7+1⁄2 in).
Anzhelika Sidorova had her sixth consecutive win in the women's pole vault, while Vladimir Nikitin (3000 m) and Kristina Sivkova (60 m) each won their third national indoor titles.
The Russian Indoor Mile Championships was held on 3 February 2019 in Moscow at the Alexander Gomelsky Universal Sports Hall CSKA.