Aleksandr Lapin (general)
Aleksandr Lapin | |
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Lapin in 2018 | |
| Native name | Александр Павлович Лапин |
| Birth name | Aleksandr Pavlovich Lapin |
| Born | 1 January 1964 Kazan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union Russia |
| Branch | Russian Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1982–present |
| Rank | Colonel general |
| Commands | Leningrad 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) |
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. On 10 January 2023, he was appointed Chief of Staff of the Russian Ground Forces.