Today, the whole world woke up to a day that will later take place in the pages of history. Having transferred its troops to the Ukrainian border for a while, Russia began to attack Ukraine from many different points. New information comes every hour about the war, where the statements of world leaders follow one after the other. It is not known how far Russia will go, but it is thought that its aim is to enter the capital of Ukraine, Kiev, and to overthrow the Ukrainian administration, which is getting closer to the western countries.
After Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that they had started a military operation against Ukraine, many began to wonder how the war forces of the two countries were doing. We will compare the current capacities of the armies of these two countries according to the Global Firepower Foundation (GFP) 2022 data.
Russia – Ukraine military power comparison
The military forces of the two countries have a great importance in the war that started between Russia and Ukraine. Especially in the last few years, we see that Ukraine, which has not been in good relations with Russia, has developed its military power. Of course, Ukraine’s efforts to develop its military power are still weak against Russia’s military power. Now we will look at the military power of these two countries with data.
Population and military power
According to GFP data, Russia has the second strongest army in the world. Ukraine, on the other hand, ranks 22nd in the ranking of 140 countries. Russia, with a total population of 144 million, has 850 thousand active military personnel, 250 thousand reserve personnel and 200 thousand paramilitary forces, while Ukraine with a population of 44 million has 250 thousand active military personnel, 250 thousand reserve personnel and 50 thousand paramilitary forces.
Financial situation of the two countries
Russia, which has a superiority in the field of military personnel, invests more than Ukraine in financial matters as in many other things. seems to do. According to GFP 2022 data, Russia’s defense budget is $154 billion, while Ukraine’s defense budget is $11.8 billion. It is seen that Ukraine is in a good position in foreign debt, which has become an important issue in the long wars. While Ukraine’s foreign debt is 117 billion dollars, it is seen that Russia has 479.8 billion dollars.
Russia – Ukraine air power
When we compare the air power of the two countries, we see that Russia has a great advantage. Ukraine has a total of 318 aircraft. 69 of these planes are fighter jets. When we look at the other air power of Ukraine, there are 29 attack aircraft, 32 transport aircraft and 71 training aircraft. Apart from these, Ukraine also has 5 special mission aircraft. There are 34 attack helicopters in Ukraine, which has a total of 112 helicopters apart from aircraft.
When we look at Russia’s air power, we see a total of 4173 aircraft. Of these aircraft, 772 are listed as fighter jets, 739 as attack aircraft, 445 as transport aircraft and 522 as trainer aircraft. Russia also has 132 aircraft for special missions. In addition, Russia, which has 1543 helicopters, 544 of these helicopters serve as attack helicopters.
Russia – Ukraine land power
Russia, which is much stronger than Ukraine in air power, shows the same power in land power. When we look at the land power, Ukraine has a total of 2596 tanks, 12,303 armored vehicles, 1067 self-propelled artillery systems, 2040 towed artillery systems and 490 multiple rocket launcher systems.
When we look at the Russian side, we see that there are 12.420 tanks, 30.122 armored vehicles, 6674 self-propelled artillery systems, 7571 towed artillery systems and 3391 multiple rocket launcher systems.
When the total military personnel is included on top of these data, we see a view that results in favor of Russia.
Russia – Ukraine naval power
As in everything else, we see that the superiority in the sea is in favor of Russia. When we look at the naval forces of the two countries, there are 38 naval forces serving various purposes in Ukraine. Among them, there are no destroyers and submarines in Ukraine, which has only 1 frigate and 1 corvette. While there are 605 naval forces in Russia, these include 1 aircraft carrier, 70 submarines, 15 destroyers, 11 frigates and 86 corvettes.
When we look at these military forces, we see that Russia has a very serious superiority. Russia has a great advantage in energy needs, which is one of the factors that are important in wars. Russia, which maintains its superiority with 10,760,000 barrels against Ukraine’s oil production of 32,000 barrels, is among the limited countries that are not dependent on foreign energy.
Today we presented you a comparison of military power between Russia and Ukraine. Let’s hope the war ends before it escalates and more lives are lost. If you want to follow live information about the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, you can access our constantly updated content by clicking here.
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