Place of birth: Kazan, Russia.
Posted on 01/10/2023 8:37:50 AM PST by marcusmaximus
ussia has appointed Colonel-General Alexander Lapin as chief of staff of the country's ground forces, state-owned news agency TASS reported on Tuesday, despite fierce criticism from leading hawks over his performance in Ukraine.
Lapin, previously commander of Russia's central military district, was blasted last October by hawkish allies of President Vladimir Putin after Russian forces were driven out of the city of Lyman in eastern Ukraine, a key logistics hub.
His promotion - widely reported across Russian media but neither confirmed nor denied by the Kremlin - drew mixed reactions from the influential Russian war bloggers who provide often critical running commentary on Moscow's stuttering military effort in Ukraine.
Igor Strelkov, a former leader of pro-Russian forces in Ukraine's Donetsk region, questioned Lapin's credentials as a commander and blamed him for heavy Russian defeats last year near the city of Kharkiv. His promotion was "to put it mildly, a misunderstanding", Strelkov wrote on Telegram on Tuesday.
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After Russia lost Lyman in October, Lapin drew savage public criticism from Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner private military group, who have both sent units to Ukraine to bolster the efforts of the regular army.
Kadyrov said Lapin should be stripped of his medals and sent to the front with a gun to wash away his shame with blood.
Prigozhin backed Kadyrov's comments, saying: "All these bastards should be sent barefoot to the front with automatic guns."
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Place of birth: Kazan, Russia.
Part of the price paid only by Ukraine:
“More than 7.9 million Ukrainians have become refugees from Russia’s war.”
If the Russian hardliners are mad about it... Then it must be a good sign.
It’s also likely an indication that Vlad is losing his grip on power... And that can’t be a bad thing. Russian’s are fed up with this nonsense and obviously tired of losing lives and the war.
“Lapin” means “castrated rabbit” in French...
Lapin means Rabbit.
We will see how fast this one runs.
I once had dealings with a Peter Lapin.
My wife and I giggled every time he was introduced.
Good guy though.
If the Kremlin disapproves, then who promoted him?
Is he the designated spear catcher if the army collapses?
Let’s see....... third string?
Relieved once and now replaces a relieved general
Does the barrel bottom have any one else to scrape up?
Jan 10, 2023
Some Western analysts have been providing a more accurate picture of the conflict in Ukraine than the general barrage of Western war propaganda. They seem to agree that:
- There is no path for Ukraine to win militarily;
- Russia is nowhere near as incompetent and ill-prepared as the Western media suggests;
- Russia is not seizing territory because it is waging a war of attrition;
- Ukrainian territorial gains may have appeared “spectacular” but came at the cost of huge losses in men and equipment;
- Russia is bolstering both its manpower and defensive positions;
- The loss of Kharkov and Kherson city has actually left Russia in a more advantageous position, more troops on a shorter line of contact;
- Russian forces fighting in Bakhmut seek to grind Ukrainian forces down, not capture the city from them.
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