Armed Forces of the Russian Federation | |
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Вооружённые си́лы Росси́йской Федера́ции | |
Founded | 1721 (Imperial Russian Army) |
Current form | 7 May 1992 |
Service branches | Ground Forces Navy Aerospace Forces Strategic Rocket Forces Airborne Forces Special Operations Forces |
Headquarters | Ministry of Defence, Moscow |
Leadership | |
Supreme Commander-in-Chief | Vladimir Putin |
Minister of Defence | Sergei Shoigu |
Chief of the General Staff | Valery Gerasimov |
Personnel | |
Military age | 18[1] |
Conscription | 12 months[2] |
Active personnel | 1,320,000 (December Draft)[3] (ranked 4th) |
Reserve personnel | c. 2,000,000[4][Note 1] |
Expenditures | |
Budget | US$86.4 billion (2023)[5] (ranked 3rd) |
Percent of GDP | 4.1% (2023)[5] |
Industry | |
Domestic suppliers | |
Foreign suppliers | Belarus (MZKT) Italy (Iveco)[6][7] Iran (HESA)[8] |
Annual imports | US$905 million (2010–2021)[9] |
Annual exports | US$74.535 billion (2010–2021)[9] |
Related articles | |
History | Military history of the Russian Federation |
Ranks | Army ranks Navy ranks Aerospace Forces ranks |
Russian Armed Forces |
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Staff |
Services (vid) |
Independent troops (rod) |
Special operations force (sof) |
Other troops |
Military districts |
History of the Russian military |
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation,[a] commonly referred to as the Russian Armed Forces, are the military of Russia. In terms of active-duty personnel, they are the world's fifth-largest military force, with 1.15 million and at least two million reserve personnel.[10] According to the United States' Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), "Russia plans to expand its active personnel force to 1.5 million by 2026, which will make it the third largest in the world, after China and India."[11] The country has three primary branches of service: the Ground Forces, the Navy, and the Aerospace Forces, as well as two independent arms of service: the Strategic Rocket Forces and Airborne Forces.[12] In addition, the Special Operations Forces Command was established in 2013, with an estimated strength in 2022 of 1,000, possibly with additional supporting staff.[13]
In 2023, Russia had the world's third-highest military expenditure, allocating a budget of approximately US$86.4 billion to the military.[14][5] The Russian Armed Forces maintain the world's largest stockpile of nuclear weapons,[15] and possess the world's second-largest fleet of ballistic missile submarines;[16] they are also one of only three national militaries (alongside those of the United States and China) that operate strategic bombers.[17] With certain exceptions, Russian law mandates one year of military service for all male citizens aged 18–27.[1][18]
In spite of Russia's perceived military strength, as recorded in various assessments, deficiencies have been noted in the country's combat performance on both the tactical and operational scales. According to multiple reports, endemic corruption within the Russian Armed Forces has had a major impact on Russia's ability to effectively project hard power.[19][20][21] Amidst the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, severe logistical failures have greatly impacted the operational performance of Russian troops, as different service branches have struggled to coordinate and work together. Continuous shortcomings have led Russia's war effort to suffer extensive setbacks since the initial invasion; the Russian Armed Forces have experienced successive losses of occupied/annexed territory, the large-scale destruction and squandering of their equipment, and a notably high casualty rate.[22][23][24] Researchers from the US-funded RAND Corporation have observed that Russia continues to struggle with military professionalization.[25]
Directly controlled by the Security Council of Russia, the Russian Armed Forces form part of the country's defence services under Russian law, fulfilling this capacity alongside the Border Guard of the Federal Security Service, the National Guard, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Federal Protective Service, the Foreign Intelligence Service, and the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
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