Hero of Russia and Colonel General Aleksandr Lapin will take up a new position in the Tatarstan government overseeing support for participants in the special military operation (SVO).
Tatarstan leader Rustam Minnikhanov announced during his annual address to parliament in Kazan on September 28 that Lapin would be appointed deputy prime minister in the republic’s government.
Under Minnikhanov’s announcement, a separate unit responsible for supporting SVO participants will be established within the Tatarstan government. As deputy prime minister, Lapin will coordinate the unit’s work.