Russian Ground Forces
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The Russian Ground Forces (Russian: Сухопутные войска [СВ], romanized: Sukhoputnyye voyska [SV]), also known as the Russian Army (Russian: Армия России, romanized: Armiya Rossii, lit. 'Army of Russia'), are the land forces of the Russian Armed Forces.
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Ground Forces of the Russian Federation | |
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Сухопутные войска Российской Федерации | |
Founded | 1550[1] 1992 (current form) |
Country | Russia |
Type | Army |
Size | 360,000 active duty[2] |
Part of | Russian Armed Forces |
Headquarters | Frunzenskaya Embankment 20-22, Moscow |
Patron | Saint Alexander Nevsky[3] |
Colors | Red Black Grey Green |
March | Forward, infantry! Вперёд, пехота! |
Anniversaries | 1 October |
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Commander-in-Chief | Army General Oleg Salyukov[5] |
First Deputy Commander-in-Chief | Colonel General Vasily Tonkoshkurov [ru] |
Deputy Commander-in-Chief | Lieutenant General Aleksandr Matovnikov |
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The main responsibilities of the Russian Ground Forces are the protection of Russia's 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 Main Command of the Ground Forces is based in Moscow.