Aleksandr Lapin (general)

Aleksandr Lapin
Lapin in 2018
Native name
Александр Павлович Лапин
Birth nameAleksandr Pavlovich Lapin
Born (1964-01-01) 1 January 1964 (age 60)[1]
Kazan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Russia
Service / branch Russian Ground Forces
Years of service1982–present
RankColonel general
CommandsLeningrad Military District (16 May 2024-)
Central Military District (22 November 2017 to 29 October 2022)
Eastern Military District (April 2017 to 22 November 2017; acting)
Awards (2022)[2]

Aleksandr Pavlovich Lapin (Russian: Александр Павлович Лапин; born 1 January 1964) is a Russian army officer and commander of the Leningrad Military District from 16 May 2024. He was promoted to the rank of colonel general in 2019.

He was the commander of the Army Group "Center" of the Russian Army Forces in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3] On 10 January 2023, he was appointed Chief of Staff of the Russian Ground Forces.[4] As of May 2024, he started to command the Leningrad Military District.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Government of Canada, Public Works and Government Services Canada (2022-05-25). "Canada Gazette, Part 2, Volume 156, Number 11: Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations". gazette.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  2. ^ "Указ о присвоении звания Героя России генерал-майору Эседулле Абачеву и генерал-полковнику Александру Лапину". 4 July 2022.
  3. ^ Cherkasov, Alexander (26 June 2022). "Люди, стрелявшие в наших отцов". Novaya Gazeta.
  4. ^ "Генерал Лапин возглавил главный штаб Сухопутных войск". РБК (in Russian). 10 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-10.