BY THE NUMBERS: How Ukraine's military capabilities measure up against Russia's firepower
on the country overnight Wednesday that for the sake of Ukrainians'"freedom,""lives" and their"children’s lives, we will defend ourselves."Moscow has Kyiv both outgunned and outmanned – with at least three times the tanks of Zelenskyy’s defense forces, according to Reuters. Russia has around 900,000 active-duty troops in all branches of the military compared to less than 200,000 for Ukraine, Britain’s Sky News reported.
Tanks move during the Union Courage-2022 Russia-Belarus military drills at the Obuz-Lesnovsky training ground in Belarus, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. The country is better equipped and more experienced militarily since Crimea was annexed by Russia eight years ago. The U.S. has given more than $2.5 billion in military aid to Ukraine since 2014.
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