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Moscow has appointed Colonel-General Alexander Lapin as chief of staff of Russia's ground forces as Russia pushes forward in a brutal ground offensive in Ukraine, despite the commander's ousting in October.
The general has come under fire recently from Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner Group, a Russian mercenary outfit.