“Is Ukraine’s army the best in the world?”, NewsWeek wondered and compared the Ukrainian army with the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
ptoday.ru
According to the publication, the Ukrainian side has 200,000 active staff. The Russian forces, meanwhile, have 850,000 people. Ukraine has 900,000 reserve forces personnel, while Russia has 2,000,000.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) have 2,040 pieces of artillery equipment in service. The Russian army has 7,571 units. There are 1,303 armoured vehicles of the AFU. The Russian army has 3,012 pieces.
The Kiev regime has 2,596 tanks, while the Russian Armed Forces have 1,420 tanks. The Ukrainian Navy has 38 ships and one frigate. The navy has 605 ships, 11 frigates and 15 destroyers. The attacking aviation of the Ukrainian side consists of 34 attack helicopters and 69 fighters. While the Russian side has 544 helicopters and 722 fighters.
The publication also calculated the military expenditures of the sides before the conflict started. In 2020, they amounted to $5.9bn in Ukraine and $61.7bn in Russia.
“Its (Ukraine’s) armed forces are battle-hardened, but are constantly running out of supplies and personnel. Although many Ukrainian servicemen have received some training on new NATO equipment, their chances to use the new weapon systems and tanks to their full potential are still small,” the article said.
At the same time, the future of Ukraine’s army remains uncertain. Since the outcome of the conflict has not yet been decided, it is not yet known what shape the Kiev forces will take once emergency military aid from Western backers stops, the paper concludes.
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