RuAF meaning in International ?

Answer: What is Russian Armed Forces mean?

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, commonly known as the Russian Armed Forces, are the military forces of the Russian Federation. They are divided into the Ground Forces, Navy, and Aerospace Forces. There are also two independent arms of service: Strategic Rocket Forces and the Airborne Troops. Under the federal law of Russia, the Russian Armed Forces, along with the Federal Security Service (FSB)'s Border Troops, the National Guard, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD), the Federal Protective Service (FSO), the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), the Main Directorate of the General Staff (GRU) and the Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM)'s civil defence form Russia's military services; and are under direct control of the Security Council of Russia.

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are one of the largest military forces in the world. As of 2021, Russian Armed Forces strength counted over 1 million active duty personnel (the precise number, claimed by Presidential Decree, is 1,013,628 active duty military personnel and 889,130 civilian personnel), the fourth-largest in the world. Additionally, there are around 2 million voluntary reservists (Russian: мобилизационный людской резерв). The total number of citizens who can be used for mobilization deployment on an involuntary basis in the case of wartime mobilization (Russian: мобилизационный людской ресурс) amounts to 20 million. It is mandatory for all male citizens aged 18–27 to be drafted for a year of service in Armed Forces.

The Russian Armed Forces are the world's second-most powerful military, owning the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons in the world. The military budget of the Russian Federation was $61.7 billion in (2020–21), the fourth-highest in the world. It possesses the second-largest fleet of ballistic missile submarines, and is one of the only three nations operating strategic bombers, with the world's most numerous tank force, the second-most numerous air force and the third-most numerous naval fleet.

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