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Aleksander Pavlovich Lapin

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Born 1 Jan 1964 (62 years old),Russia. Named in 12 sanctions listings.

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Summary

Official of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. The former commander of the Russian military grouping "North" during Russia's invasion of Ukraine (dismissed from the post no later than August 21, 2025). In May 2024, Lapin was appointed commander of the Leningrad Military District. The "North" military grouping was formed on its basis, with its fighters tasked with controlling the border with Ukraine. Held a senior position in the federal state body responsible for the military actions of the Russian armed forces against Ukraine. Headed large divisions of the Russian armed forces. Former commander of the Central Military District. Commanded the Russian grouping of troops Center (Tsentr) during the aggression against Ukraine. Relieved of his duty on November 03, 2022. Appointed to the post of Chief of the Main Staff of the Ground Forces of the Russian Armed Forces on January 10, 2023.

Passport or ID number: series 1808 No. 233282

Birth information published: birthdate=1964-01-01; year=1964; monthOfYear=1; dayOfMonth=1; calendarType=GREGORIAN; city=Kazan; countryDescription=RUSSIAN FEDERATION; remark=former USSR

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

(Date of UN designation: 2023-06-23)

(UE) 2023/1216 du 23/06/2023 (UE Ukraine intégrité territoriale - R (UE) 269/2014) (FondementJuridique: 3598)

Birth information published: birthdate=1964-01-01; year=1964; monthOfYear=1; dayOfMonth=1; calendarType=GREGORIAN; circa=false; city=Kazan; countryDescription=RUSSIAN FEDERATION; remark=former USSR

Tax Identification Number: 344407793386

344407793386 (fiscalcode-National Fiscal Code) (Tax Identification Number)

PASSEPORT: {"Commentaire": "ou carte d'identité", "NumeroPasseport": " série 1808 n° 233282"}

Identification published: number=344407793386; identificationTypeDescription=National Fiscal Code; countryDescription=RUSSIAN FEDERATION; remark=Tax Identification Number

Le colonel général Aleksandr Lapin est l’ancien chef d’état-major des forces terrestres russes. À ce titre, il était le commandant en chef des troupes russes au sol et il a participé directement à la guerre d’agression menée par la Russie contre l’Ukraine. Il était auparavant le commandant du district militaire central de la Fédération de Russie, notamment pendant la guerre menée par la Russie contre l’Ukraine. À ce titre, il a commandé l’offensive russe de 2022 contre Tchernihiv et Soumy. En mai 2024, le colonel général Aleksandr Lapin a été nommé chef du district militaire de Leningrad. En assumant cette fonction et en agissant en cette qualité, le colonel général Aleksandr Lapin est responsable de soutenir et de mettre en œuvre des actions et des politiques qui compromettent et menacent l’intégrité territoriale, la souveraineté et l’indépendance de l’Ukraine.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, Colonel General Aleksandr Lapin is responsible for supporting and implementing actions and policies which undermine and threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Colonel General Aleksandr Lapin is the former Chief of Staff of the Russian Ground Forces. In this capacity, he was the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian ground troops directly participating in Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. He was previously the Commander of the Central Military District of the Russian Federation, including during Russia’s war against Ukraine. As such, he commanded the Russian 2022 offensive in the Chernihiv and Sumy directions. In May 2024, Colonel General Aleksandr Lapin was appointed as Head of the Leningrad Military District.

Function: former chief of Staff of the Russian Ground Forces; Head of the Leningrad Military Distict; Colonel General

Russian military officer

Russian Lieutenant-General

series 1808 No. 233282 (other-Other identification number) ("Passport or ID number")

Document d’identité publié : Numéro de passeport ou de carte d’identité: série 1808 n° 233282

Birth date as published: 1964-01-01T00:00:00

(UE) 2024/2455 du 12/09/2024 (UE Ukraine intégrité territoriale - R (UE) 269/2014) (FondementJuridique: 3799)

Numéro d’identification fiscale: 344407793386

AUTRE_IDENTITE: {"Commentaire": "Numéro d'identification fiscale", "NumeroCarte": "344407793386"}

Sanctions and listings12

  • Effective
    15 Dec 2023

    資産凍結等の措置の対象となるロシア連邦の団体及び個人（個人）

    Ministry of FinanceJapan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible PeopleJapan

    Reference 712mof.go.jp

  • Listed
    13 Dec 2024; 28 Jun 2023

    Measures In Relation To The Situation In Ukraine - Ordinance of 4 March 2022 on measures related to the situation in Ukraine (RS 946.231.176.72), annexes 2, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,13, 14, 14a, 15, 15a, 15b, 15c, 25, 33, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40 and 41

    State Secretariat for Economic AffairsSwiss SECO Sanctions/EmbargoesSwitzerland

    Programme SECO-UKRAINEReference 63549seco.admin.chseco.admin.ch

  • Effective
    15 Mar 2022

    UK sanctions relating to Russia - The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

    UK; Foreign, Commonwealth & Development OfficeUK FCDO Sanctions ListUnited Kingdom

    Director Disqualification Sanction, travel ban, trust services sanctions and asset freeze

    Colonel General Aleksandr Pavlovich LAPIN is a member of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, he currently holds the position of Commander of the Central Military District. He is considered to have been in direct command of and/ or to have otherwise been involved in the deployment of Russian forces involved in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. There are therefore reasonable grounds to suspect that he is a person who is responsible for, engages in, provides support for, or promotes any policy or action which destabilises Ukraine or undermines or threatens the territorial integrity, sovereignty or independence of Ukraine. The trust services sanctions were imposed on 21/03/2023.

    Colonel General Aleksandr Pavlovich LAPIN is a member of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, he currently holds the position of Commander of the Central Military District. He is considered to have been in direct command of and/ or to have otherwise been involved in the deployment of Russian forces involved in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. There are therefore reasonable grounds to suspect that he is a person who is responsible for, engages in, provides support for, or promotes any policy or action which destabilises Ukraine or undermines or threatens the territorial integrity, sovereignty or independence of Ukraine. The trust services sanctions were imposed on 21/03/2023.

    Programme GB-RUSReference 14780Reference RUS0829Last updated 9 Apr 2025gov.ukgov.uk

  • Ukraine Sanctions Regime - Autonomous (Ukraine)

    Department of Foreign Affairs and TradeAustralian Sanctions Consolidated ListAustralia

    Targeted financial sanction and travel ban

    Instrument of first designation and declaration: Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons-Ukraine) Amendment (No. 2) Instrument 2022

    Programme AU-UKRAINELast updated 25 Feb 2022dfat.gov.audfat.gov.au

  • EU sanctions related to Ukraine - Council Decision concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

    Council of the European UnionEU Consolidated Travel BansEuropean Union

    regulationType=council decision; organisationType=council

    Council Decision concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

    Programme EU-UKReur-lex.europa.eusanctionsmap.eu

  • Listed
    6 May 2022

    Special Economic Measures Act - Russia

    Global Affairs CanadaCanadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List on the Russian invasion of UkraineCanada

    The following list of individuals includes senior defence officials who were sanctioned for their complicity in President Putin’s choice to invade a peaceful and sovereign country.

    Programme CA-SEMAinternational.gc.cainternational.gc.ca

  • EU sanctions related to Ukraine - (UE) 2024/2455 du 12/09/2024 (UE Ukraine intégrité territoriale - R (UE) 269/2014); (UE) 2023/1216 du 23/06/2023 (UE Ukraine intégrité territoriale - R (UE) 269/2014)

    Direction Générale du TrésorFrench National Asset Freezing SystemFrance

    Le colonel général Aleksandr Lapin est l’ancien chef d’état-major des forces terrestres russes. À ce titre, il était le commandant en chef des troupes russes au sol et il a participé directement à la guerre d’agression menée par la Russie contre l’Ukraine. Il était auparavant le commandant du district militaire central de la Fédération de Russie, notamment pendant la guerre menée par la Russie contre l’Ukraine. À ce titre, il a commandé l’offensive russe de 2022 contre Tchernihiv et Soumy. En mai 2024, le colonel général Aleksandr Lapin a été nommé chef du district militaire de Leningrad. En assumant cette fonction et en agissant en cette qualité, le colonel général Aleksandr Lapin est responsable de soutenir et de mettre en œuvre des actions et des politiques qui compromettent et menacent l’intégrité territoriale, la souveraineté et l’indépendance de l’Ukraine.

    Programme EU-UKRReference EU.10283.92gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.frsanctionsmap.eu

  • Listed
    23 Jun 2023; 13 Sep 2024

    EU sanctions related to Ukraine

    Federal Public Service FinanceBelgian Financial SanctionsBelgium

    2023/1216 (OJ L159 I)

    2024/2455 (OJ L13092024)

    Programme EU-UKRfinance.belgium.besanctionsmap.eu

  • Official designation

    La Principauté de MonacoMonaco National Fund Freezing ListMonaco

    (UE) 2024/2455 du 12/09/2024 and (ue) 2023/1216 du 23/06/2023

    Autorité de désignation publiée : Union européenne

    Le colonel général Aleksandr Lapin est l’ancien chef d’état-major des forces terrestres russes. À ce titre, il était le commandant en chef des troupes russes au sol et il a participé directement à la guerre d’agression menée par la Russie contre l’Ukraine. Il était auparavant le commandant du district militaire central de la Fédération de Russie, notamment pendant la guerre menée par la Russie contre l’Ukraine. À ce titre, il a commandé l’offensive russe de 2022 contre Tchernihiv et Soumy. En mai 2024, le colonel général Aleksandr Lapin a été nommé chef du district militaire de Leningrad. En assumant cette fonction et en agissant en cette qualité, le colonel général Aleksandr Lapin est responsable de soutenir et de mettre en œuvre des actions et des politiques qui compromettent et menacent l’intégrité territoriale, la souveraineté et l’indépendance de l’Ukraine.

    geldefonds.gouv.mc

  • Effective
    18 Mar 2022

    Russia Sanctions Act 2022

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs and TradeNew Zealand Russia SanctionsNew ZealandSanctioned

    Aircraft Ban, travel ban, service prohibition, dealing with securities, asset freeze and ship ban

    Linked to Russian leadership, governance, or military bodies responsible for the undermining of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity

    Programme NZ-RSA2022Last updated 3 May 2022mfat.govt.nz

  • Listed
    13 Sep 2024
    Effective
    23 Jun 2023

    EU sanctions related to Ukraine - UKR

    Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets UnionEU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)European Union

    Designation date published: 2023-06-23

    regulationType=amendment; organisationType=council

    2024/2455 (OJ L13092024)

    Programme EU-UKRReference EU.10283.92eur-lex.europa.eusanctionsmap.eu

  • Listed
    6 May 2022

    Special Economic Measures Act - Russia

    Global Affairs CanadaCanadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions ListCanada

    1, Part 1

    Programme CA-SEMAReference 774international.gc.cainternational.gc.ca

Positions held12

  1. Period not retained

    Chef du district militaire de Leningrad

  2. Period not retained

    former chief of Staff of the Russian Ground Forces

  3. Period not retained

    Ancien chef d’état-major des forces terrestres russes ; chef du district militaire de Leningrad ; colonel général

  4. Period not retained

    Colonel General

  5. Period not retained

    Colonel-General, Chief of Staff of the Russian Ground Forces

  6. Period not retained

    Commander Central Military District

  7. Period not retained

    Head of the Leningrad Military District (since May 2024). Former Chief of Staff of the Russian Ground Forces

  8. Period not retained

    Colonel général

  9. Period not retained

    ロシア連邦地上軍参謀総長・大将

  10. Period not retained

    Ancien chef d'état-major des forces terrestres russes

  11. Period not retained

    Head of the Leningrad Military Distict

  12. Period not retained

    Head of the Leningrad Military District (since May 2024). Former Chief of Staff of the Russian Ground Forces

Identifiers7

IdentifierNumberIssued by
ID number1808233282
ID numberseries 1808 No. 233282
ID number344407793386
Passportsérie 1808 n° 233282
Tax number344407793386
Other identification numberseries 1808 No. 233282Russia
Other identification numberseries 1808 No. 233282Russia

Other names33

Also known as32

Alexandre Pavlovitch LapineЛАПИН Александр Павловичİskender LapinАлександр Павлович ЛапинLapin Aleksander PavlovichAlexandr LapinЛапин Александр ПавловичAleksandr Pavlovich LapinAleksandr Pávlovich LapinЛапин, Александр ПавловичAleksandr Pavlovitj LapinЛапін Олександр ПавловичAleksandr Pavlovich LAPINİskender Pavloviç LapinAleksandr LapinАлександр ЛапинLapin Aleksandr PavlovichAlexandre Lapine
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Alexander LapinAleksander LapinAleksandr Pavlovitj LAPINAlexander Pawlowitsch LapinAlexandr Pavlovič LapinAleksandr Łapinアレクサンドル・ラパンאלכסנדר לפיןألكسندر لابينАлександр Павлович ЛАПИНLapin Alexander PavlovichAleksander Pavlovich LAPIN亚历山大·拉平アレクサンドル・ラピン

Weak aliases1

Spellings the source flags as too generic to establish a match on their own.

アレクサンドル・ラーピン

Addresses1

  • Kolymazhnyy Pereulok, MOSCOW, Russia, 119019

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