After a year of war In Ukraine, it seems that the military forces of both sides begin to balance. In this way, despite the fact that at first Russia had a greater superiority, now it seems that it has gone losing some of its strength.

This is a fact that was evidenced during the parade of the Victory Day in Russiawhere it was striking to see how they had less weapons than in previous years. At Al Rojo Vivo they have analyzed each of the elements they have to see What situation are they in?

In this way, with data from the Institute for the Study of Warin the program they have compared the data for February of last year with that of April of this year.

  • Number of soldiers: in 2022, Russia had 500,000 and Ukraine 250,000. Now, both have about 500,000.
  • Tanks: in 2022 Russia had 3,300 and Ukraine 858. Now the Russians have 1,500 and the Ukrainians 1,400.
  • Armored vehicles: Russia has gone from 16,650 to 12,000 and Ukraine from 2,500 to 6,500.
  • Artillery pieces: Russia has gone from 4,200 to 3,000 and Ukraine from 1,540 to 2,000.

At the aviation level, Russia is still much higher, but this Ukrainian anti-aircraft force has made them able to repel some of their attacks. Some data that show that the Russian side is not at its best.