Russian Colonel General Alexander Lapin, a senior leader in the early months of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, has been dismissed from military service, Russian news outlet RBC reported on Sunday, citing a source familiar with the matter. The Tatar media outlet Tatar-Inform separately reported, without citing a source, that Lapin is expected to become an assistant to Rustam Minnikhanov, the head of the Republic of Tatarstan. In the new role, he would be responsible for issues related to the Ukraine war, defence and veterans' affairs. Lapin, who hails from Kazan in Tatarstan, commanded the Russi...