RUSSIA
The Russian Ground Forces are the land forces of the Russian Federation, formed from parts of the collapsing Soviet Army in 1992. The primary responsibilities of the Ground Forces are the protection of the state border, combat on land, the security of occupied territories, and the defeat of enemy troops. The Ground Forces must be able to achieve these goals both in nuclear war and non-nuclear war, especially without the use of weapons of mass destruction. Furthermore, they must be capable of protecting the national interests of Russia within the framework of its international obligations.
The Ground Forces included an estimated total of 395,000 soldiers including est. 190,000 conscripts and 35,000 personnel of the Airborne Forces in 2006. This can be compared to an estimated 670,000, with 210,000 conscripts, in 1995–96.