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Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces
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| Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces |
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| Главнокомандующий Сухопутными войсками России |
| Flag of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces |
| Incumbent Colonel General Andrey Mordvichevsince 15 May 2025 |
| Russian Ground Forces |
| General Staff of the Armed Forces |
| Chief of the General Staff |
| President of Russia |
| 9 August 1812 (historical)10 June 1992 (current form) |
| Chief of the Main Staff and First Deputy Commander-in-Chief |
| Official website |
The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces (Russian: Главнокомандующий Сухопутными войсками России) is the chief commanding authority of the Russian Ground Forces. He is appointed by the President of Russia. The position dates to the period of the Russian Empire. The current Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces is Colonel General Andrey Mordvichev, in office since 15 May 2025.
From 1998 to 2001 the position was briefly called the Chief of the Main Directorate of the Ground Forces.
† denotes people who died in office.
Commander-in-Chief
| No. | Portrait | Commander-in-Chief | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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| 1 | Vācietis, JukumsKomandarm 2nd rankJukums Vācietis(1873–1938) | 6 September 1918 | 8 July 1919 | 305 days | |
| 2 | Kamenev, SergeiKomandarm 1st rankSergei Kamenev(1881–1936) | 8 July 1919 | 28 April 1924 | 4 years, 295 days |
Chief of Staff
| No. | Portrait | Chief of the Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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| 1 | Frunze, MikhailMajor GeneralMikhail Frunze(1885–1925) | April 1924 | January 1925 | 9 months | |
| 2 | Kamenev, SergeiKomandarm 1st rankSergei Kamenev(1881–1936) | January 1925 | November 1925 | 10 months | |
| 3 | Tukhachevsky, MikhailMarshal of the Soviet UnionMikhail Tukhachevsky(1893–1937) | November 1925 | May 1928 | 2 years, 6 months | |
| 4 | Shaposhnikov, BorisKomandarm 1st rankBoris Shaposhnikov(1882–1945) | May 1928 | April 1931 | 2 years, 11 months | |
| 5 | Triandafillov, VladimirGeneralVladimir Triandafillov(1894–1931) | May 1931 | 12 July 1931 † | 2 months | |
| 6 | Yegorov, Alexander IlyichMarshal of the Soviet UnionAlexander Ilyich Yegorov(1883–1939) | July 1931 | September 1935 | 4 years, 2 months |
Chief of the General Staff
| No. | Portrait | Chief of the General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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| 1 | Yegorov, Alexander IlyichMarshal of the Soviet UnionAlexander Ilyich Yegorov(1883–1939) | September 1935 | 10 May 1937 | 1 year, 8 months | |
| 2 | Shaposhnikov, BorisMarshal of the Soviet UnionBoris Shaposhnikov(1882–1945) | 10 May 1937 | August 1940 | 3 years, 2 months | |
| 3 | Shaposhnikov, BorisArmy GeneralKirill Meretskov(1897–1968) | August 1940 | January 1941 | 5 months | |
| 4 | Zhukov, GeorgyArmy GeneralGeorgy Zhukov(1896–1974) | February 1941 | 29 July 1941 | 5 months | |
| (2) | Shaposhnikov, BorisMarshal of the Soviet UnionBoris Shaposhnikov(1882–1945) | 29 July 1941 | 11 May 1942 | 286 days | |
| 5 | Vasilevsky, AleksandrMarshal of the Soviet UnionAleksandr Vasilevsky(1895–1977) | 26 June 1942 | February 1945 | 2 years, 7 months | |
| 6 | Antonov, AlekseiArmy GeneralAleksei Antonov(1896–1962) | February 1945 | 22 March 1946 | 1 year, 1 month |
Commander-in-Chief
| No. | Portrait | Commander-in-Chief | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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| 1 | Zhukov, GeorgyMarshal of the Soviet UnionGeorgy Zhukov(1896–1974) | March 1946 | 9 June 1946 | 5 months | |
| 2 | Konev, IvanMarshal of the Soviet UnionIvan Konev(1897–1973) | 1946 | 1950 | 3–4 years | |
| 2 | Konev, IvanMarshal of the Soviet UnionIvan Konev(1897–1973) | 1955 | 1956 | 0–1 years | |
| 3 | Malinovsky, RodionMarshal of the Soviet UnionRodion Malinovsky(1898–1967) | March 1956 | 26 October 1957 | 1 year | |
| 4 | Grechko, AndreiMarshal of the Soviet UnionAndrei Grechko(1903–1976) | 1957 | 1960 | 2–3 years | |
| 5 | Chuikov, VasilyMarshal of the Soviet UnionVasily Chuikov(1900–1982) | 1960 | 1964 | 3–4 years | |
| 6 | Pavlovsky, IvanArmy GeneralIvan Pavlovsky(1909–1999) | November 1967 | 1979 | 11–12 years | |
| 7 | Petrov, VasiliyMarshal of the Soviet UnionVasiliy Petrov(1917–2014) | 1980 | January 1985 | 4–5 years | |
| 8 | Ivanovski, YevgeniArmy GeneralYevgeni Ivanovski(1918–1991) | 5 February 1985 | January 1989 | 3 years | |
| 9 | Varennikov, ValentinArmy GeneralValentin Varennikov(1923–2009) | 5 January 1989 | 22 August 1991 | 2 years | |
| – | Kolesnikov, MikhailColonel GeneralMikhail Kolesnikov(1939–2007)Acting | 22 August 1991 | 31 August 1991 | 0 years | |
| 10 | Semyonov, VladimirColonel GeneralVladimir Semyonov(born 1940) | 31 August 1991 | August 1992 | 0 years |
Commander-in-Chief
| No. | Portrait | Commander-in-Chief | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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| 1 | Semyonov, VladimirArmy GeneralVladimir Semyonov(born 1940) | August 1992 | April 1997 | 4 years, 8 months |
Chief of the Main Directorate
| No. | Portrait | Chief of the Main Directorate | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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| – | Bukreyev, YuriColonel GeneralYuri Bukreyev(born 1941)Acting | January 1998 | 9 May 1998 | 4 months | |
| 1 | Bukreyev, YuriColonel generalYuri Bukreyev(born 1941) | 9 May 1998 | March 2001 | 2 years, 9 months |
Commander-in-Chief
| No. | Portrait | Commander-in-Chief | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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| 1 | Kormiltsev, NikolaiArmy GeneralNikolai Kormiltsev(born 1946) | 28 March 2001 | October 2004 | 3 years, 6 months | |
| 2 | Maslov, AlexeyArmy GeneralAleksei Maslov(1953–2022) | 5 November 2004 | 31 July 2008 | 3 years, 8 months | |
| 3 | Bondyrev, VladimirArmy GeneralVladimir Boldyrev(born 1953) | 31 July 2008 | January 2010 | 1 year, 5 months | |
| 4 | Postnikov, AlexanderColonel GeneralAleksandr Postnikov-Streltsov(born 1953) | 11 January 2010 | 26 April 2012 | 2 years, 3 months | |
| 5 | Chirkin, VladimirColonel GeneralVladimir Chirkin(born 1955) | 26 April 2012 | 2 December 2013 | 1 year, 7 months | |
| – | Istrakov, SergeyColonel GeneralSergey Istrakov(born 1959)Acting | December 2013 | March 2014 | 2 months | |
| 6 | Salyukov, OlegArmy GeneralOleg Salyukov(born 1955) | 2 March 2014 | 15 May 2025 | 11 years, 2 months | |
| 7 | Mordvichev, AndreyColonel GeneralAndrey Mordvichev(born 1976) | 15 May 2025 | 10 months |
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| This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (December 2024) |
Chief of the Main Staff and First Deputy Commander-in-Chief
- Aleksandr Grinkevich (1981–1990)
- Mikhail Kolesnikov (1990–1991)
- Boris Gromov (1991–1992)
- Yuri Bukreyev (1992–1994)
- Eduard Vorobyov (1994–1995)
- Anatoly Golovnyov (1995–1998)
Deputy Chief of the Main Directorate
- Nikolai Rogozhkin (1998)
- Gennady Kotenko (1998–2001)
Chief of the Main Staff and First Deputy Commander-in-Chief
- Aleksandr Morozov (2001–2008)
- Nikolai Bogdanovsky (2008–2009)
- Sergey Skokov (2009–2011)
- unknown
- Sergey Istrakov (2013–2015)
- Aleksey Dyumin (2015)
- Vladimir Popov (2016–2018)
- Vasily Tonkoshkurov (2018–2022)
- Alexei Kim (2022–2023)
- Aleksandr Lapin (2023–2024)
- Rustam Muradov (2024–present)
Deputy Commander of the Ground Forces
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unknown
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Vladimir Moltenskoy (2002–2003)
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Vladimir Bulgakov (2003–2006)
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Valery Yevnevich (2006–2009)
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Aleksandr Studenikin (2009–2010)
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unknown
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Alexander Lentsov (2013–2020)
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Aleksandr Matovnikov (2020–present)
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V.I. Feskov, K.A. Kalashnikov, V.I. Golikov, The Soviet Army in the Years of the Cold War 1945–91, Tomsk University Publishing House, Tomsk, 2004 (for Soviet era list of CGSs).
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Official Russian Ministry of Defense website
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