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| General Lapin Thrown on the Scrap Heap |
| 2025-09-22 |
| [X] Former commander of Russia’s “Center” and “North” army groups, Alexander Lapin, has been dismissed from the Russian military. This is the same general who failed to defend the Kursk region, lost Volchansk, and became infamous for his clashes with Prigozhin and Kadyrov. Lapin was despised by pro-war Z-bloggers, who accused him of staggering incompetence. Instead of the front, he’s been given an “honorable exile” — a position as assistant to Tatarstan’s leader Rustam Minnikhanov. Now the general will oversee contract soldiers and the “social adaptation” of veterans. In reality, it’s a quiet retirement under the wing of the Shoigu clan: a safe place to lie low and stay out of the way. Earlier, The Wall Street Journal named Lapin among those responsible for Ukraine’s breakthrough in the Kursk region.
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| Posted by:Fred |