Editing Russian Ground Forces (section)

{{short description|Land forces of the Russian military}}
{{redirect|Russian Army}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name                     = Ground Forces of the Russian Federation
| native_name                   = {{lang|ru|Сухопутные войска Российской Федерации}}
| image                         = Middle emblem of the Russian Ground Forces.svg
| image_size                    = 200px
| caption                       = Emblem of the Russian Ground Forces
| start_date                    = 1550<ref>{{Cite web|title=Главная СВ|url=http://470sv.mil.ru/|access-date=30 November 2020|website=470sv.mil.ru|archive-date=25 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025103521/http://470sv.mil.ru/}}</ref><br />1992 (current form)
| country                       = Russia
| type                          = [[Army]]
| size                          = 500,000 inc 100,000 conscripts{{sfn|IISS|2024|page=192}}
| command_structure             = [[Armed Forces of the Russian Federation]]
| garrison                      = Frunzenskaya Embankment 20-22, [[Moscow]]
| garrison_label                = Headquarters
| patron                        = 
| colors                        = {{color box|#E31300}} Red<br />{{color box|#2E452E}} Green<br />{{color box|#FFD700}} Gold<br />{{color box|#D3D3D3}} Silver
| colors_label                  = 
| march                         = ''Forward, infantry!'' ''Вперёд, пехота!''
| mascot                        = 
| equipment                     = 
| equipment_label               = 
| battles                       = {{Tree list}}
*[[Transnistria War]]
*[[Tajikistani Civil War]]
*[[East Prigorodny Conflict]]
*[[War in Abkhazia (1992–1993)|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]]
**[[Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation|Invasion of Crimea]]
**[[War in Donbas|Invasion of the Donbas]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/europe-s-east/news/ukraine-with-minsk-stalled-russia-sanctions-must-continue/ |title=Ukraine: With Minsk stalled, Russian sanctions must continue |date=3 March 2016 |access-date=29 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326051416/http://www.euractiv.com/section/europe-s-east/news/ukraine-with-minsk-stalled-russia-sanctions-must-continue/ |archive-date=26 March 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
**[[Russian invasion of Ukraine|Invasion of Ukraine]]
*[[Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War|Intervention in Syria]]
{{Tree list/end}}
| anniversaries                 = 1 October
| decorations                   = 
| battle_honours                = 
| website                       = {{URL|https://eng.mil.ru/en/structure/forces/ground.htm|mil.ru}}
<!-- Commanders -->
| commander1                    = [[President of Russia|President]] [[Vladimir Putin]]
| commander1_label              = Supreme Commander-in-Chief
| commander2                    = [[Andrey Belousov]]
| commander2_label              = [[Minister of Defense (Russia)|Minister of Defense]]
| commander3                    = [[Colonel General]] [[Andrey Mordvichev]]
| commander3_label              = [[Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces|Commander-in-Chief]]
| commander4                    = Colonel General [[Rustam Muradov]]
| commander4_label              = Chief of the Main Staff
| commander5                    = [[Lieutenant General]] [[Aleksandr Matovnikov]]
| commander5_label              = Deputy Commander-in-Chief
| notable_commanders            = 
| identification_symbol         = [[File:Flag of the Russian Federation Ground Forces.svg|125px|border]]
| identification_symbol_label   = Flag
| identification_symbol_2       = [[File:Sleeve insignia of Russian Ground Forces.svg|125px]]
| identification_symbol_3       = [[File:Great emblem of the Russian Ground Forces.svg|125px]]
| identification_symbol_4       = [[File:Middle emblem of the Russian Ground Forces.svg|125px]]
| identification_symbol_5       = [[File:Collar insignia of the Russian Ground Forces.svg|125px]]
| identification_symbol_2_label = Patch
| identification_symbol_3_label = Great emblem
| identification_symbol_4_label = Middle emblem
| identification_symbol_5_label = Insignia
}}

The '''Russian Ground Forces''' ({{langx|ru|'''С'''ухопу́тные '''в'''ойска́ [СВ]|'''S'''ukhopútnye '''V'''oyská [SV]}}), also known as the '''Russian army''' in English, are the [[Army|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 Russian Armed Forces|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]].