In light of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and the start of the military operation on Ukrainian territory, and the escalation of the pace and intensity of statements and threats between world powers, which has led many to wonder and research about the size of the Russian armed forces compared to the size of the Ukrainian armed forces.

Comparison between the Russian army and the Ukrainian army:

Comparison between the Russian army and the Ukrainian army

Russia is considered the largest country in the world in terms of area and the ninth place in the world in terms of population. The population of Russia is about 143 million people, while the population of Ukraine is about 44 million people and it ranks 34th in the world in terms of population.

According to the website specialized in military affairs, Global Firepower, Russia ranked second in the world as the most powerful military force in the world, behind the United States of America, which leads the ranking, while Ukraine ranked 22nd in the world in the ranking of the strongest and largest armed forces in the world.

The number of active members of the Russian Armed Forces is 850 thousand soldiers, while the number of members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is 200 thousand soldiers.

Russia also outperforms Ukraine in terms of air forces, as Russia occupies second place in the world as the most powerful air force in the world after America, with a number of 4,173 aircraft, including 772 fighters, while Ukraine came in 31st place in the world in the global ranking of the most powerful air forces, and Ukraine possesses 318 aircraft. Various military aircraft, including 69 combat aircraft.

Once again, Russia outperforms Ukraine in ground forces and equipment, as Ukraine has 2,596 tanks, ranked 13th in the world, while Russia occupies first place globally as the strongest ground forces in the world, as Russia has 12,420 tanks.

Finally, the naval forces, Russia surpassed Ukraine in terms of the number of naval equipment with 605 naval vessels, in second place in the world after China, which has the strongest naval fleet in the world, including 15 destroyers and an aircraft carrier, while Ukraine came in 53rd place in the world with 38 naval vessels and no destroyers or aircraft carriers. Aircraft carriers.