{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_dpusniiaeiexbpw55jzq","title":"Russian general Alexander Lapin, dismissed from military service after setbacks in Ukraine, becomes Tatarstan deputy prime minister overseeing war-related affairs","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/russian-general-alexander-lapin-dismissed-from-military-service-after-dpusniiaei","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_dpusniiaeiexbpw55jzq","seq":481601,"kind":"article","title":"Russian general Alexander Lapin, dismissed from military service after setbacks in Ukraine, becomes Tatarstan deputy prime minister overseeing war-related affairs","url":"https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/28/russian-general-alexander-lapin-dismissed-from-military-service-after-setbacks-in-ukraine-becomes-tatarstan-deputy-prime-minister-overseeing-war-related-affairs","summary":"Tatarstan’s leader, Rustam Minnikhanov, said the regional government will create a separate department for “supporting participants in the special military operation.” Retired Colonel General Alexander Lapin will oversee it as deputy prime minister.","published":"2026-09-28T16:48:50Z","seen":"2026-09-28T17:22:03Z","lang":"en","country":"UA","source":{"id":"kite-meduza-io-e69e65","name":"meduza.io","domain":"meduza.io","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q18340732","name":"Meduza","type":"website","country":"LV","designations":["mobile app","news website"]}},"via":"kite-meduza-io-e69e65","entities":[{"id":"Q47452975","name":"Alexander Lapin","type":"person"},{"id":"Q5481","name":"Tatarstan","type":"place"}],"image":"https://meduza.io/imgly/share/1790614130/en/news/2026/09/28/russian-general-alexander-lapin-dismissed-from-military-service-after-setbacks-in-ukraine-becomes-tatarstan-deputy-prime-minister-overseeing-war-related-affairs","story":"st_dpusniiaeiexbpw55jzq","category":"politics","category_p":0.8100000023841858,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.20000000298023224,"political":0.9900000095367432}]}