- Programme
- Situation in Ukraine
- Designated
- Not published by this authority
- Legal basis
- Ordinance of 4 March 2022 on measures related to the situation in Ukraine (RS 946.231.176.72), Art. 15 para. 1 and 4 (Financial sanctions) and art. 29 para. 1 (Travel ban), annexe 8
- Stated grounds
- 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. 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.
- Source
- Switzerland SECO Sanctions List
- Last confirmed
- 19 Oct 2026