Vladimir Putin Sacks His Bungling Top General - Who Let Ukraine Roll Into Russian Soil on His Watch

Vladimir Putin sacks his bungling top general - who let Ukraine roll into Russian soil on his watch

Vladimir Putin has axed one of his forces' top generals after a series of humiliating failures in Ukraine. General Alexander Lapin, 61, has been fired after Russian forces failed to achieve one of their key goals of taking the Sumy region of northeast Ukraine. Despite the 61-year-old boasting an array of medals, including the country's most revered "Hero of Russia" honour, Mr Lapin's leadership during the invasion of Ukraine has been labelled as…