Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Russia has invaded Ukraine. Minutes after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered military action on Thursday, explosions erupted across Ukraine. Russia also carried out airstrikes on Ukraine’s capital Kiev and its second largest city Kharkiv.
Putin had been deploying a massive arsenal of missiles and rockets with some 200,000 troops to the Ukrainian border for weeks. Russia can be counted among the foremost countries in the world in terms of missile technology. Russia could cripple Ukraine’s air force with its missiles, allowing its ground forces to enter Ukraine unhindered to Adar, capture its main ports and airports, and destroy critical infrastructure for the Ukrainian military. Is.
Recently, several countries in Western Europe have provided military equipment to Ukraine. However, despite this, Ukraine’s military capability is far behind Russia in every respect, which is counted among the most powerful countries in the world.
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According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), an organization that monitors the global arms trade, Russia’s defense budget in the year 2020 was US $ 61.7 billion, which is almost 10 times more than Ukraine’s budget of US $ 5.9 billion.
In a face-to-face comparison of the military capabilities of the two countries, Russia outshines Ukraine in almost every aspect. According to Global Fire Power, Russia is the second most powerful country in the world militarily, while Ukraine ranks 22nd out of 140 countries. Global Fire Power has been analyzing the military capabilities of countries around the world since 2006.
Comparison of military and military equipment
Russia has about 8.5 lakh active soldiers, which is three times more than Ukraine’s 2.5 lakh active soldiers. Talking about the strength of the Air Force, Russia has 4,100 aircraft and 772 fighter aircraft, while Ukraine has only 318 aircraft and 69 fighter aircraft. Apart from this, Russia has 1,543 military helicopters, while Ukraine has only 112 helicopters.
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Similarly, if we talk about the strength of the army, Russia has 12,500 tanks and more than 30,000 armed vehicles, while Ukraine has only 2,600 tanks and 12,000 armed vehicles. Russia has about 14,000 artillery guns, while Ukraine has only 3,000 artillery guns.
Russia and Ukraine are neighboring countries. In such a situation, there is no direct need for the Navy in this war. However, if we talk about naval strength, Russia has 605 ships including 1 aircraft carrier, while Ukraine has only 38 aircraft carriers. Apart from this, Russia has 70 submarines, which have the ability to attack well under the sea without anyone’s sight, while Ukraine does not have any submarines.
You can also understand the difference between the armies of Russia and Ukraine from this chart-
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