Military power of Ukraine & Germany
Country: | Ukraine (UA) | Germany (DE) |
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Capital: | Kiev | Berlin |
Population: | 44 429 471 | 82 175 700 |
Area: | 603 500 km2 | 357 168 km2 |
More: | Ukraine military forces description | Germany military forces description |
Military expenditures
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Military budget: | 3 billion $ | 44,3 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 3% | 1,2% |
Manpower
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Active personnel: | 200 000 | 178 334 |
Reserve personnel: | 1 000 000 | 40 000 |
Available for military: | 11 149 646 | 18 529 299 |
Land Forces
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Tanks: | 2 045 | 328 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 6 127 | 3 592 | |
Total artillery: | 3 973 | 440 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 1 236 | 148 | |
Rocket artillery: | 693 | 50 |
Air Forces
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Total aircraft: | 425 | 785 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 39 | 134 | |
Multirole aircraf: | 0 | 115 | |
Attack aircraft: | 25 | 0 | |
Helicopters: | 243 | 358 |
Navy
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Total naval: | 40 | 64 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 1 | 10 | |
Corvettes: | 1 | 5 | |
Submarines: | 0 | 6 |
☢ 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.
Germany
Germany participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.
Military service
Ukraine
18-27 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months
Germany
17-23 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription ended 1 July 2011; service obligation 8-23 months or 12 years; women have been eligible for voluntary service in all military branches and positions since 2001.