Based on the requirements of the new fundamental statutory documents of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the author's point of view on the development of views on the use of Ground Forces in modern local wars and armed conflicts is presented. The experience of the combat use of branches, arms and other troops of the Russian Federation, operational (operational-tactical) formations of the Ground Forces, as well as the preparation and conduct of combat operations by combined-arms formations and units in local wars and armed conflicts of the post-war period is generalized. teachers, students and cadets of military academies, universities, colleges and institutes, as well as officers of formations and military units.