Editing Russia (section)

=== Military ===
{{Main|Russian Armed Forces}}
[[File:Sukhoi Design Bureau, 054, Sukhoi Su-57 (49581303977).jpg|thumb|[[Sukhoi Su-57]], a [[fifth-generation fighter]] of the [[Russian Air Force]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rand.org/blog/2020/08/russias-su-57-heavy-fighter-bomber-is-it-really-a-5th.html |title=Russia's Su-57 Heavy Fighter Bomber: Is It Really a Fifth-Generation Aircraft? |work=[[RAND Corporation]] |author=Ryan Bauer and Peter A. Wilson |date=17 August 2020 |access-date=28 June 2021 |archive-date=22 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322102224/https://www.rand.org/blog/2020/08/russias-su-57-heavy-fighter-bomber-is-it-really-a-5th.html |url-status=live }}</ref>]]
The Russian Armed Forces are divided into the [[Russian Ground Forces|Ground Forces]], the [[Russian Navy|Navy]], and the [[Russian Aerospace Force|Aerospace Forces]]—and there are also two independent arms of service: the [[Strategic Missile Troops]] and the [[Russian Airborne Troops|Airborne Troops]].{{sfn|Curtis|1998|pp=487–552|loc=Chapter 9. The Armed Forces}}<ref name="cia">{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/russia/ |title=Russia – The World Factbook |work=[[The World Factbook]] |publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]] |access-date=4 March 2022 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109173026/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/russia/ |url-status=live }}</ref> {{As of|2025}}, the military have 1.1 million active-duty personnel, which is the world's [[List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel|fifth-largest]], and about 1.5 million [[Military reserve force|reserve personnel]].<ref>{{cite book |author=International Institute for Strategic Studies |author-link=International Institute for Strategic Studies |title=The Military Balance |date=2025 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |location=London |isbn=978-1-041-049-678 |page=180}}</ref> It is mandatory for all male citizens aged 18–27 to be [[conscription|drafted]] for a year of service in the Armed Forces.<ref name="cia"/>

Russia is among the five [[Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons|recognised]] [[List of states with nuclear weapons|nuclear-weapons states]], with the world's [[Russia and weapons of mass destruction|largest stockpile of nuclear weapons]]; over half of the world's nuclear weapons are owned by Russia.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/Nuclearweaponswhohaswhat |title=Nuclear Weapons: Who Has What at a Glance |work=[[Arms Control Association]] |date=August 2020 |access-date=7 June 2021}}</ref> Russia possesses the second-largest fleet of [[ballistic missile submarine]]s,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://power.lowyinstitute.org/data/military-capability/signature-capabilities/ballistic-missile-submarines/ |work=[[Asia Power Index]] |publisher=[[Lowy Institute]] |year=2021 |title=Ballistic missile submarines data |access-date=25 January 2022}}</ref> and is one of the only three countries operating [[strategic bomber]]s.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Paul |first1=T. V. |last2=Wirtz |first2=James J. |last3=Fortmann |first3=Michael |url={{GBurl|id=9jy28vBqscQC|p=332}} |title=Balance of power: theory and practice in the 21st century |publisher=[[Stanford University Press]] |date=2004 |page=332 |isbn=978-0-8047-5017-2}}</ref> {{As of|2023}}, Russia maintains the world's [[List of countries by military expenditures|third-highest military expenditure]], spending $109 billion, corresponding to about 5.9% of its GDP.<ref name="SIPRI">{{Cite web|title=Trends in International Arms Transfers, 2023|url=https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/2024-03/fs_2403_at_2023.pdf|publisher=[[Stockholm International Peace Research Institute]] (SIPRI)|date=March 2024|last1=Wezeman|first1=Pieter D.|last2=Djokic|first2=Katarina|last3=George|first3=Mathew|last4=Hussain|first4=Zain|last5=Wezeman|first5=Siemon T.}}</ref> It is also the [[List of countries by arms exports|third-largest arms exporter]],<ref name="SIPRI"/> and has a large and indigenous [[Defense industry of Russia|defence industry]], which produces the majority of its military equipment.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Cooper |first=Julian |title=Military Production in Russia Before and After the Start of the War With Ukraine |date=29 August 2024 |doi=10.1080/03071847.2024.2392990 |journal=[[RUSI Journal]] |publisher=[[Routledge]] on behalf of the [[Royal United Services Institute]] (RUSI) |volume=169 |number=4 |pages=10–29|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.csis.org/analysis/back-stock-state-russias-defense-industry-after-two-years-war |title=Back in Stock? The State of Russia's Defense Industry after Two Years of the War |work=[[Center for Strategic and International Studies]] (CSIS) |location=Washington, D.C. |date=22 April 2024 |access-date=12 March 2025 |last1=Snegovaya |first1=Maria |last2=Bergmann |first2=Max |last3=Dolbaia |first3=Tina |last4=Fenton |first4=Nicholas |last5=Bendett |first5=Samuel}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Roth |first=Andrew |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/15/rate-of-russian-military-production-worries-european-war-planners |title='A lot higher than we expected': Russian arms production worries Europe's war planners |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=15 February 2024 |access-date=12 March 2024 }}</ref>