Andrey Mordvichev

Hero of the Russian Federation Colonel General

Andrey Nikolayevich Mordvichev
Hero of the Russian Federation Colonel General; Andrey Nikolayevich Mordvichev
	Mordvichev in 2023
Native name	Андрей Николаевич Мордвичёв
Born	14 January 1976; Pavlodar, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Russia
Branch	Russian Ground Forces
Years of service	1997–present
Rank	Colonel general
Commands	Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces; Central Military District; 8th Combined Arms Army
Battles / wars	Russo-Ukrainian War Siege of Mariupol; Battle of Avdiivka; Pokrovsk offensive; ;
Awards	(2024)
Alma mater	Novosibirsk Higher Military Command School; Combined Arms Academy; Military Academy of the General Staff;

Andrey Nikolayevich Mordvichev (Russian: Андрей Николаевич Мордвичёв; born 14 January 1976) is a Russian colonel general who has been Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces since 2025. He previously commanded the Central Military District and the "Center" group of forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine from 2023 to 2025. Before that he was the deputy commander of the Central Military District from 2022 to 2023, and notably commanded Russian forces in the Siege of Mariupol during that time. For his achievements he was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation in 2024.