What are the main weapons present in the Russian war in Ukraine

Ukrainian forces repair and reuse weapons of the Russian Army itself 2:52 (CNN Spanish) — From tanks to hypersonic missiles, from drones to thermobaric warheads and portable missile launchers, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shown a huge number of weapons committed to the biggest conflict Europe has seen since the early 20th century. Russian troops crossed the border on February 24. They did it with tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, MT-LB troop carriers, self-propelled guns and trucks, as photos and videos taken in those early days attest. From the air, Su-34 bombers, among others, and helicopters have operated against the Ukrainian forces. Russia has also used artillery and missiles to bombard Ukrainian cities and positions. Recently, Moscow said it had used a hypersonic missile, the first recorded use for this type of advanced weapon. Russia has also used Tochka-U ballistic missiles in the past, a model made in Soviet times that is also found in the arsenals of Ukraine and separatists in Donbas. Ukraine, which gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, operates a lot of weapons similar to or the same as Russia’s, such as T-80 tanks, Su-27 fighter-bombers, BMP-1 and BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles, among others. But his troops are also armed with Western systems. The most famous in this conflict, due to their effectiveness, are the Javelin anti-tank missile launchers, provided by the United States, the NLAW, manufactured by the United Kingdom and Sweden, and the Panzerfaust 3, from Germany. Ukraine also uses Turkish-made Bayraktar drones and American Switchblades. The huge gap between the armies of Ukraine and Russia The imbalance between the two armed forces, although they share a lot of material, is notable. One need only look at the amount of money the two nations spend on defense to see the gap. Ukraine spent $4.7 billion in 2021, just over a tenth of the $45.8 billion spent by nuclear-armed Russia, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) report “The Military Balance” released last week. pass. While the Russian government launched a campaign to modernize its armed forces in 2008, after a brief war with Georgia exposed equipment shortfalls, Ukraine’s weaponry remains largely Soviet-era. Russia also has 900,000 active troops and two million in reserves, while Ukraine has 196,000 and 900,000 reservists. In ground forces alone, Russia has twice the capacity, with 280,000 troops compared to Ukraine’s 125,600. And its air force is almost five times stronger, with 165,000 members compared to Ukraine’s 35,000. But in terms of how many soldiers are in this particular operation, Yohann Michel, a research analyst who worked on the IISS report, said Russia had an estimated 200,000 troops in and around Ukraine. As for fighter jets, armored vehicles, missiles, Russia generally has more of everything. For example, Russia has more than 15,857 armored fighting vehicles, compared to 3,309 in Ukraine. It has more than 10 times as many planes: 1,391 versus Ukraine’s 128, and 821 helicopters versus Ukraine’s 55, if Navy planes are included. And while Russia has 49 submarines, Ukraine has none, according to the IISS.