Livny (Russian: Ливны, IPA: [ˈlʲivnɨ]) is a town in Oryol Oblast, Russia.

[citation needed] The fortress was important in guarding the southern border of the Grand Duchy of Moscow in the case of a Crimean Tatar raid along the Muravsky Trail.

Thirty years later, Ivan the Terrible sent prince Masalsky to build a town of Livny under the umbrella of a garrison stationed in the fort.

In 1606, the citizens of Livny raised a rebellion against Boris Godunov, killing his governor and proclaiming their allegiance to False Dmitry I.

During World War II, Livny was occupied by the German Army from 26 November to 25 December 1941.