 Russia's chances to remain Second Army in the world in case of defeat experts insight despite significant losses in the war in Ukraine The Russian Federation continues to rank as the world's second army However, these rankings are based on the ability to carry out strikes Meaning Russia will consistently hold the second position states a military and political expert of the information resistance group of Ukraine Alexander Kovalenko according to the global firepower index Russia remains the second army in the world This index takes into account overall military strength although it is not endorsed by scientists or the authorities of any other country in the world I really love these rankings. They are phenomenal The thing is when Russia suffers defeat in a war against Ukraine when it is completely defeated It will still remain the second largest army in these rankings because it has nuclear weapons Rankings are based on the ability to deliver strikes and as long as Russia has more nuclear weapons than China It will always be second says Alexander Kovalenko the result is quite different Of course militarization has increased significantly in two years But at the same time the degradation of technical and technological capabilities is much greater at best This army is in the top 10 even without a nuclear component He explains in a conversation with RBC Ukraine