At the start of the operation, Soviet troops had achieved a 1.5 to 1 numerical superiority in personnel and armor and 2.5 to 1 in artillery, while maintaining parity in aviation forces against their German adversaries.
К началу операции советские войска превосходили противника в людях и танках в 1,5 раза, в артиллерии в 2,5 раза; силы авиации были примерно равны.