How many people are fit for military service in Russia?

Personnel. It is reported that about 80\% of the young people who were drafted into the ranks of the Russian Armed Forces in the autumn of 2018 were found fit for military service. According to the head of the mobilization, in recent years, the fitness of future recruits has increased by 7\%.

What is the difference between the Russian army and the Navy?

In addition there are two independent arms of service: the Strategic Missile Troops and the Russian Airborne Troops. The Armed Forces as a whole are traditionally referred to as the Army (armiya), except in some cases, the Navy is specifically singled out.

What are the different troop branches of the Russian Armed Forces?

There are additionally two further “separate troop branches”, the National Guard and the Border Service. These retain the legal status of “Armed Forces”, while falling outside of the jurisdiction of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The National Guard is formed on the basis of the former Internal Troops of Russia.

How much is the military budget of the Russian Federation?

The military budget of the Russian Federation was $61.7 billion in (2020–21), the fourth-highest in the world.

What is the share of modern weapons in the Russian army?

According to the Russian Defence Ministry, share of modern weapons in the Armed Forces reached from 26 to 48 percent among different kinds of troops in December 2014. This was raised to 30.5–70.7\% as of July 2015.

How many conscripts are there in the Russian military?

The number of conscripts amounts to 225,000 and the number of contractors amounts to 405,000 as of March 2020 and exceeds the number of conscripts by 1.8 times as of the end of the year. Recruitment into the Russian military are also open to non-Russian citizens of the Commonwealth of Independent States, of which Russia is the largest member.