R-1 uye R-2 dzaishandiswa zvikuru neSoviet Air Forces kuburikidza ne1920s senzira yayo yakareruka yebhomba uye ndege yekuongorora. MaSoviet akaashandisa mukutsigira mauto eChina Kuomintang muNorthern Expedition kurwisa madzishe ehondo muna 1926<unk>27, uye kurwisa mauto eChina ekudzora Chinese Eastern Railway
muManchuria muna 1929. R-1s uye R-2s vaishandiswawo kutsigira akavhiyiwa panguva Basmachi Revolt muCentral Asia.