Comparative army officer ranks of Post-Soviet states

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Rank comparison chart of all armies of Post-Soviet states

Overview
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, its successor states kept a similar system for officer ranks. The exact titles vary by language, but the overall order is the same: junior officers, field-grade officers, and generals. Here is a simple guide to the common ladder used across these armies.

Rank ladder (English equivalents)
- Junior officers: Junior Lieutenant, Lieutenant, Senior Lieutenant
- Captain
- Major
- Lieutenant Colonel
- Colonel
- Major General
- Lieutenant General
- Colonel General
- General of the Army

Country notes
- Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan: These states mostly use the Russian-inherited rank order with local spellings and terminology. The basic ladder above covers their typical officer progression, with General of the Army or similar top ranks used in the highest levels of the armed forces.
- Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania (Baltic states): These countries generally use NATO-style ranks, which follow a similar order from junior officers up to general officers, though the exact local names differ. The progression from lieutenant-like ranks through colonel and then general ranks is aligned with the ladder above.

Bottom line
Across most post-Soviet armies, the path from junior officer to general runs along the same sequence, even though the local terms and exact titles vary by country.