Russian military

Red Army's successor

The Russian military refers to the armed forces of Russia, including army, navy, and air force.

The term gained particular currency after Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, often appearing in news coverage of battlefield losses, strategic failures, and equipment shortages: The Russian military suffered heavy casualties in the offensive.

The phrase sometimes carries connotations of dysfunction or brutality depending on context.

ArmyOrganized military body
ground forcesMilitary troops on land
Soviet-Afghan War1979-1989 occupation and resistance
Air ForceAerial military branch
CommandersD.C.'s professional football franchise

defense ministry · Spetsnaz · winter warfare · troop mobilization · Chechnya · Crimean War · Russo-Japanese War · conscription · GRU · nuclear · nuclear arsenal · Wagner · Red Army · Cold War · Red Square · Red Army

Opposites

geopolitical alliance

Russian militaryNATO

Western defense organization

NATO forces · NATO alliance · U.S. military · United States Armed Forces · Five Eyes

cold war opposition

Russian militaryU.S. military

America's defense forces

NATO forces · Pentagon · British military · NORAD

military doctrine and culture

Russian militaryIsraeli Defense Forces

Jewish state's military

British Army

Family

Russia, Russian, Russians, Russify, Russification, military, militarily, militia, militant

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG