Colonel General Alexander Lapin was appointed chief of the Ground Staff of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Russia, writes RBC with reference to a source in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Until October, Lapin commanded a group of troops “Center” in the war in Ukraine. In October, he was removed from his post.
shortly before that, he was criticized by the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov and the founder of the Wagner PMC Evgeny Prigozhin.
They argued that Colonel General was personal responsible for the loss of estuary and a breakthrough of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Turnov, Torsky and the Yampovka Donetsk Region.
In addition, according to Kadyrov, Lapin, who received the star of the Hero of Russia for the capture of Lisichansk, was actually not in Lisichansk.
“It’s a shame that Lapin is a mediocrity. And that the leaders in the General Staff covered him upstairs. If you have my will, I would have unclenched Lapin to the ordinary, I would deprive the awards and send my shame to the front line in my hands. “, – said Kadyrov.