The Western Grouping of Forces is a wartime formation of the Russian Ground Forces, found from and supported by the Western Military District (ZVO). It is deployed in Russian-occupied Ukraine and is fighting the Russo-Ukrainian War.
"During the initial stages of the invasion for groups of forces were formed âÂÂ"West," "East," "Center," and "South"âÂÂcorresponding to the four military districts. After the Ground Forces retreated from northern Ukraine in the spring of 2022, a relatively stable front line emerged; by late autumn 2022, it had assumed a shape that generally remains.. Within this front line, the groups of forces were clearly assigned axes in which they, using their own forces and assets, carried out combat missions. The northernmost section of the front from the state border to the Svatovo region, referred to by the Russian Ministry of Defense as the "Kupyansk direction," falls within the responsibility of the Group of Forces "West.""
Its current commander is General Lieutenant Yevgeny Nikiforov.
Staff Western Grouping of Forces