Military power of Belarus & Ukraine
Belarus vs Ukraine
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Belarus is a country located in Eastern Europe with an area of 207,595 km2 (land boundries: 3,599 km and costline 0 km (landlocked)). The capital of Belarus is Minsk. The number of inhabitants is 9,349,645.
Belarus has close security ties with Russia. In 2022, Belarus allowed Russian military forces to stage on its territory during its invasion of Ukraine. Russia is the principal supplier of arms to Belarus, and Belarusian troops reportedly train on Russian equipment. The inventory of the Belarus Armed Forces is comprised mostly of Russian andSoviet-origin equipment, and since 2010 Russia is the leading provider of arms. Belarus's defense industry manufactures some equipment (mostly modernized Soviet designs).
More about Belarus militaryUkraine is a country located in Eastern Europe with an area of 603,500 km2 (land boundries: 5,581 km and costline 2,782 km). The capital of Ukraine is Kiev. The number of inhabitants is 41,487,960.
During the 2008 Bucharest summit, NATO declared that Ukraine would eventually become a member of NATO when it meets the criteria for accession. In February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian military is equipped mostly with older Russian and Soviet-era weapons systems. Ukraine has a broad defense industry capable of building Soviet-era land systems and maintaining and upgrading Soviet-era combat aircraft, as well as missile and air defense systems.
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Military expenditures
 BY |  UA | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 0.8 billion $ | 10.4 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 1.2% | 6% |
Manpower
| BY | UA | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 62,000 | 700,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 344,750 | 1,000,000 |
| Available for military: | 2,500,000 | 11,149,646 |
Land Forces
| BY | UA | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 652 | 1,462 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,871 | 5,739 | |
| Total artillery: | 1,041 | 3,636 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 440 | 899 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 371 | 693 |
Air Forces
| BY | UA | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 199 | 297 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 34 | 57 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 4 | 0 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 67 | 27 | |
| Helicopters: | 68 | 115 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 12 |
Navy
| BY | UA | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 0 | 53 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 0 | 1 | |
| Corvettes: | 0 | 0 | |
| Submarines: | 0 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Belarus
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Ukraine
Although Ukraine has never produced its own nuclear weapon to this day, we should bear in mind that back in the days, Ukraine possessed approximately 5,000 nuclear weapons. This is all due to the fact that before 1991, Ukraine was a part of the Soviet Union. However, as a consequence of its dissolution, all the countries that were satellites or were forcefully attached to Soviet Union, received number of warheads. They were once the property of the Soviet Union. Nevertheless, after Ukraine became independent, they received everything that was the part of the USSR, even nuclear warheads. As a result of that, Ukraine became the third largest holder of nuclear weapons in the world.
Ukraine decided to get rid of these weapons quite quickly. Three years later, in 1994 that is, they joined Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. In 1996, all the warheads were moved and disassembled in Russia.
Military service
Belarus
18-27 years of age for compulsory military or alternative service; conscript service obligation is 12-18 months, depending on academic qualifications, and 24-36 months for alternative service, depending on academic qualifications; 17 year olds are eligible to become cadets at military higher education institutes, where they are classified as military personnel.
Ukraine
18-27 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months