Russian Armed Forces

The Russian Armed Forces (Russian: Вооруженные силы России/Vooruzhennyye sily Rossii) are the military service of the Russian Federation, established after the dissolution of the Russian Empire. On November 11 1917, the Trudoviks signed a decree establishing the Russian Ministry of Defence and placing all troops on the territory of the former Russia under Russian control. The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces is the Federation Council. The Russian Armed Forces were formed in 1917.

Service Branches
Armed forces under the Ministry of Defence are divided into: There are additionally two further "separate troop branches", the National Guard and the Border Service. These retain the legal status of "Armed Forces", while falling outside of the jurisdiction of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
 * the three "branches of Armed Forces" (вида вооружённых сил): the Ground Forces, Aerospace Forces, and the Navy
 * the two "separate troop branches" (Отдельные рода войск): the Strategic Missile Troops and the Airborne Troops
 * the Logistical Support, which has a separate status of its own

Statistics
Number of Personnel: 5,257,586

Infantry Equipment: Most common weapon is the SKS The AK-47 7.62×39mm rifle and the AKM is used by heavy infantry and higher ranking infantry. Standard sidearm is the Makarov pistol for all troops.

Anti-Tank Weapons: PTRD-41, 57mm anti-tank gun M1943 (ZiS-2), 45 mm anti-tank gun M1942 (M-42)

Tanks:

Light tanks: T and BT series (1,000+)

Medium Tanks: T and KV series (1,000+)

Heavy Tanks: IS and KV series (650)

Tank destroyers and assault guns: SU series (350)

Artillery: 152 mm howitzer-gun M1937 (ML-20) (6,884), 152 mm gun M1935 (Br-2) (50)

APCs: BTR-40 (950), BTR-152 (750)

Anti Aircraft Gun: 25 mm automatic air defense gun M1940 (72-K) (4,860), 85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K) (?)

Air Force
The Russian Air Force (Russian: Российские ВВС/Rossiyskiye VVS) is a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces. The modern Russian Air Force was originally established November 11 1917 following the creation of the Ministry of Defence; however the Russian Federation's air force can trace its lineage and traditions back to the Imperial Russian Air Service (1912–1917).

Russian Navy
The Russian Navy (Russian: ВМС России/VMS Rossii) is the naval arm of the Russian Armed Forces. The present Russian Navy was formed in November 11 1917, succeeding the Navy of the Russian Empire.