An Evaluation and a Comparative Analysis of the Military Forces of Ukraine and russian federation, Taking into Account the Structure and Composition of Their Armed Forces
Kyzym M. O., Khaustova V. Y., Kostenko D. M.

Kyzym, Mykola O., Khaustova, Viktoriia Ye., and Kostenko, Dmytro M. (2023) “An Evaluation and a Comparative Analysis of the Military Forces of Ukraine and russian federation, Taking into Account the Structure and Composition of Their Armed Forces.” The Problems of Economy 1:4–22.
https://doi.org/10.32983/2222-0712-2023-1-4-22

Section: World economy and international relations

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Abstract:
The purpose of the article is to analyze and evaluate the structures and condition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the aggressor country of russia, as well as to develop a methodological approach that will allow to assess and compare the military forces of countries. The article assesses the state and structure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the aggressor country of russia by types and branches of the armed forces. Attention is paid to the assessment and comparison of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and russian federation by such indicators as the number of military personnel, the number and quality of tanks, armored personnel carriers, airplanes and helicopters, ships and boats of the Navy, and anti-aircraft warfare systems of the Air Force of Ukraine. The authors substantiate a methodological approach to assessing the military power of countries based on the following provisions: when assessing the military power of the world countries, it is necessary to carry out both a general assessment of the military power of the Armed Forces and the types and branches of the armed forces; when assessing the military power of the types and branches of the armed forces of the world countries, it is necessary to take into account both the number of weapons and military equipment belonging to them and the quality of their structure; assessment of the military power of the Armed Forces should be carried out for countries between which a military conflict or a full-scale war is possible; assessment of the military power of the Armed Forces of the world countries should take into account the possibility of their participation in a particular generation of war. A formula for an integrated assessment of the military power of the Armed Forces of a country is proposed. On the basis of the developed methodological approach and the proposed formula, the military power of Ukraine and russian federation is estimated and compared.

Keywords: national security, defense capability, structure of the armed forces, military power, types and branches of the armed forces, generations of war, weapons and military equipment, rating assessments, integral assessment, comparative analysis.

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Kyzym Mykola O. – Doctor of Sciences (Economics), Professor, Corresponding Member of NAS of Ukraine, Chief research scientist, Research Centre for Industrial Problems of Development of NAS of Ukraine (2 floor 1-a Inzhenernyi Ln., Kharkіv, 61166, Ukraine)
Email: m.kyzym@gmail.com
Khaustova Viktoriia Ye. – Doctor of Sciences (Economics), Professor, Director, Research Centre for Industrial Problems of Development of NAS of Ukraine (2 floor 1-a Inzhenernyi Ln., Kharkіv, 61166, Ukraine)
Email: v.khaust@gmail.com
Kostenko Dmytro M. – Candidate of Sciences (Economics), Research Associate, Department of Industrial Policy and Energy Security, Research Centre for Industrial Problems of Development of NAS of Ukraine (2 floor 1-a Inzhenernyi Ln., Kharkіv, 61166, Ukraine)
Email: kostenko.d.n@ukr.net

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