"Russian Army" redirects here. For other uses, see Russian Army (disambiguation).
Ground Forces of the Russian Federation
Сухопутные войска Российской Федерации
Emblem of the Russian Ground Forces
Founded
1550[1] 1992 (current form)
Country
Russia
Type
Army
Size
550,000[2]
Part of
Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Headquarters
Frunzenskaya Embankment 20-22, Moscow
Colors
Red Green Gold Silver
March
Forward, infantry!Вперёд, пехота!
Anniversaries
1 October
Engagements
Transnistria War
Civil War in Tajikistan
East Prigorodny Conflict
War in Abkhazia
1993 Russian constitutional crisis
First Chechen War
War of Dagestan
1999 East Timorese crisis
Second Chechen War
Russo-Georgian War
Insurgency in the North Caucasus
Russo-Ukrainian War
Invasion of Crimea and Donbas[3]
Invasion of Ukraine
Intervention in Syria
Website
mil.ru
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief
Army General Oleg Salyukov[4]
First Deputy Commander-in-Chief
Colonel General Aleksandr Lapin
Deputy Commander-in-Chief
Lieutenant General Aleksandr Matovnikov
Insignia
Flag
Patch
Middle emblem
Insignia
Military unit
The Russian Ground Forces,[a] also known as the Russian Army,[b] are the land forces of the Russian Armed Forces.
The primary responsibilities of the Russian Ground Forces are the protection of the state borders, combat on land, and the defeat of enemy troops.
The President of Russia is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces is the chief commanding authority of the Russian Ground Forces. He is appointed by the President of Russia. The Main Command of the Ground Forces is based in Moscow.
^"Главная СВ". 470sv.mil.ru. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
^IISS 2023, p. 184.
^"Ukraine: With Minsk stalled, Russian sanctions must continue". 3 March 2016. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
^Главнокомандующий Сухопутными войсками Олег Салюков. Биография (in Russian). ITAR TASS. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
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