Russian Ground Forces

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

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.

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