Commander of the Russian Central Military district, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin awarded his tanker son, who led the attack on Sumy and Chernigov. This is despite the fact that it was already known then that the offensive was unsuccessful, and part of the tank regiment was taken prisoner by the Ukrainians. the army was already retreating from the Chernigov and Kyiv directions.
This is reported by the Russian service of the BBC.
From the telephone intercepts of the SBU and the stories of the Russian occupiers, it was known about the poor state of equipment of the Russian Federation, insufficient supply of the army and losses during the offensive in the Kiev and Chernigov directions in the first days of the war.
The author of the story says that the Order of Courage, a medal ” For Courage”, Order “For Merit to the Fatherland”, Zhukov Medal Commander of the Central Military District handed over to servicemen who “showed courage and heroism in the liberation of the settlements of the Chernihiv region.”
However, the Russian army did not achieve any success in this direction. On the same day after negotiations between the Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Istanbul, the Russian Federation announced a retreat from the Kyiv and Chernigov directions.
According to the publication, there is Lieutenant Colonel Denis Aleksandrovich Lapin in the Russian army. Journalists found out that this 36-year-old lieutenant colonel is the son of General Alexander Lapin. Denis Lapin is in command of the 1st Guards Tank Regiment, which is part of the Taman motorized rifle division known since the Second World War. This is military unit #58198. Ukrainian intelligence named the 1st Tank Regiment as one of the units participating in the invasion.
Relatives of the Russian military who served in this unit, having read the screenshots of the plot of the Zvezda TV channel , confirmed to reporters that General Lapin is awarding Lieutenant Colonel Lapin.
Meanwhile, in March, Captain Rasim Tagiyev was in Ukrainian captivity, along with a number of Russian military men who were traveling in 2021 during the parade on Red Square. In a video posted by Ukrainian security officials on March 13, Tagiyev says that he serves as a company commander in unit 58198. He calls Lieutenant Colonel Denis Lapin his commander. Already in captivity, Tagiyev said that on February 24, he crossed the Russian-Ukrainian border at the head of a column of about 30 tanks.
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