The U.S. is considered to have the world’s most powerful military while Russian army is the runner-up, experts​ at Global Firepower say.

The TOP 10 also includes UK, Japan, Turkey, Germany, and Egypt.

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Among immediate neighbors, Ukraine ranked third, after Russia and Poland (the latter ranked 19th).