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As for the forces balance, I think the manpower is misleading, because it kinda implies the troops on the front, but many are in training. For the Russians, they have troops in the hinterland, or in Belarus. As for the Ukrainians it cannot be known if that personnel is just the ones on the front, or if there is another batch in training.
>misuse of the term Operational
Hmm.
Tactical is the level of a battle, the activity of the troops.
Operational level means the events of the fronts and a theater, the use of units. Several theaters means several operations.
Strategic has nothing to do with the units after they are set up and assigned to a theater. Strategy is the leading and organization of a country so it can wage wars, preparation, manufacturing, training, coordination of theaters, etc.
What do you think they are?