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Russia is a country located in North Asia bordering the Arctic Ocean with an area of 17,098,242 km² (land boundries: 22,407 km and costline 37,653 km). The capital of Russia is Moscow. The number of inhabitants is 146,171,015.

On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine with an estimated 150 k troops. Russia is the leading member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization. The Russian Federation's military is equipped with domestically-produced weapons systems. Russia is the world's second largest exporter of military hardware and has the world's largest stockpile of nuclear weapons.

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The Axis of Resistance is informal military alliance between Iran, Palestine, Syria and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. They are unified by their goal of opposing NATO, Israeli and Saudi Arabian activities in the region.

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Military expenditures

Military budget

86.4 billion $

11.8 billion $

Percent of GDP

4.1 %

0 %

Manpower

Active personnel

1,000,000

756,000

Reserve personnel

2,000,000

200,000

Available for military

34,765,736

35,169,215

Land Forces

Tanks

12,267

6,349

Armoured fighting vehicles

24,172

8,194

Total artillery

18,266

8,216

Self-propelled artillery

6,443

1,532

Rocket artillery

4,331

2,446

Air Forces

Total aircraft

4,418

1,443

Fighter

340

220

Multirole

382

104

Attack

689

113

Helicopters

1,665

690

UCAV (combat drone)

100

83

Navy

Total naval

653

315

Aircraft carriers

1

0

Destroyers

14

0

Frigates

11

6

Corvettes

80

3

Submarines

66

19

Nuclear weapons

Russia

The second most important state when it comes to researching, developing, and then storing nuclear weapon. Although the Russians managed to catch up with Americans later on, it was only in 1949 that the first nuclear test conducted by then the Soviet Union occurred. It was still quite a surprise for the Western Powers, who believed that Russia won’t be capable of producing nuclear warheads until 1953-1954. After the first test, the nation in question started to rapidly increase the amount of warheads they possessed. In the end of 1980s, they were the leading power when it comes to total number of warheads stored. It was approximately 40,000 warheads.

Nowadays, similarly to United States, the Russians store a total number of 6490 warheads, what is scarcely more than USA. When it comes to the number of deployed warheads, the amount is the same as in case of Americans, namely 1600 deployed warheads. We should also remember about the fact that Russia conducted over 700 tests, what makes them the second most important nation when it comes to developing nuclear weapons. However, it was the Soviet Union that managed to create the biggest bomb in the world. Known as Tsar Bomba, it had blast yield of 50 megatons of TNT.

Axis of Resistance

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Military service

Russia

18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; males are registered for the draft at 17 years of age; 1-year service obligation (conscripts can only be sent to combat zones after 6 months of training); reserve obligation for non-officers to age 50; enrollment in military schools from the age of 16, cadets classified as members of the armed forces.

Axis of Resistance

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