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| Soviet Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| Советские Вооруженные Силы | |
 Emblem of the Soviet Armed Forces | |
 Banner of the Soviet Armed Forces | |
| Founded | 23 February 1918 |
| Current form | 29 July 1987 |
| Service branches | Soviet Ground Forces Soviet Aerospace Forces Soviet Air Defense Forces Soviet Navy Soviet Coast Guard Strategic Rocket Forces Airborne Troops Soviet Space Forces Soviet Cyber Forces Special Operations Forces |
| Headquarters | Ministry of Defence, Moscow |
| Leadership | |
| Supreme High Commander-in-Chief | Yana Lantratova |
| Ministry of Defence | Sergei Shoigu |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 18 |
| Conscription | 12 Months |
| Available for military service | over 800,000,000 males, age 15–49, 660,000,000 females, age 15–49 |
| Fit for military service | 500,000,000 males, age 15–49, 200,000,000 females, age 15–49 |
| Active personnel | 3.7 million (ranked 1) |
| Reserve personnel | 22.1 million |
| Expenditure | |
| Budget | 5.8 trillion |
| Percent of GDP | 15% |