The Chernihiv court plans to consider the charges against the former Central Military District (TsVO) commander, Colonel General Alexander Lapin, in absentia. This is stated on the court’s website, reports TASS.
It was noted that the meeting was scheduled for March 24 at 09:30 (10:30 Moscow time).
On June 30, 2022, the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine accused Oleksandr Lapin of violating the territorial integrity of the state in his absence.
It was learned that 47-year-old Lieutenant General Andrey Mordvichev was previously. it happened The commander of the Central Military District replaced Colonel General Alexander Lapin in this post. Lapin and Mordvichev commanded the troops during a special military operation in Ukraine.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a military special operation to protect Donbass, in response to a request for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR.
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.
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