Russia has much greater military potential than Ukraine. Analysts from the British business newspaper Financial Times came to this conclusion. The publication published an eloquent infographic on this subject, comparing the amount of military equipment of the two countries. The size of the Ukrainian army is estimated at 688 thousand military personnel, Russia has 1 million 190 thousand.
The Ukrainian Air Force has 79 front-line aircraft, the Russian Aerospace Forces has 1360. Ukraine has 35 combat helicopters, Russia has — 369. The British counted 953 tanks near Kyiv. Russia has 2070 tanks. But, most likely, this applies only to those tanks that are involved in the air defense.
Russia has a significant superiority in the number of armored vehicles — 12 thousand 339 — versus 2421 for Ukraine.
Comparison of the Russian Navy and the Ukrainian Navy, also in favor of Russia.
According to the British publication, “Ukraine’s military prospects are dimming every day.”