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 |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union (to 1991) Russia |
| Branch | Soviet Army Russian Ground Forces |
| Service years | 1982–2025 |
| Rank | Colonel general |
| Commands | Leningrad Military District Central Military District Eastern Military District |
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| Awards | (2022) |
Aleksandr Pavlovich Lapin (Russian: Александр Павлович Лапин; born 1 January 1964) is a Russian retired colonel general who last served as commander of the restored Leningrad Military District from 2024 to 2025. He was previously the chief of staff and first deputy commander-in-chief of the Russian Ground Forces from 2023 to 2024, and commander of the Central Military District from 2017 to 2022. Lapin was promoted to the rank of colonel general in 2019.
He was the commander of the Army Groups "Center" and "North" 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.