A real shame about the timing too. I understand the general reasoning behind it (it sounds like SUSE internally is moving more towards the container/MicroOS focus) but making such destabilizing changes right when people are really looking for RHEL/CentOS alternatives feels like such a missed opportunity.
However 15.6 will be the last release of Leap as we know it.
>openSUSE Leap 15.6 Now Planned To Provide More Time For ALP
https://www.phoronix.com/news/openSUSE-Leap-15.6-Plan