Land

Ground Forces

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Security domain
Land
What it is
branch of the armed forces · service (level 3)
Founded
1992
Acknowledged by
Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation (official site)
Active headcount
500,000 (2024) estimated, medium confidence
Headcount source
Wikipedia infobox, Russian Ground Forces (IISS Military Balance 2024, incl. 100,000 conscripts)
Website
mil.ru
Identifiers
factbase.org/org/Q904E7KT39 · Q1031386

Platforms it operates

From the service's own equipment list where one is published.