Surovikin was arrested after Prigozhin’s uprising, - Russian mass media
In Russia, after the uprising of the fighters of the "Wagner" PMC led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the commander of the Air and Space Forces, the deputy commander of the Russian forces in Ukraine, General Serhii Surovikin, was arrested. He is now behind bars.
This was reported by The Moscow Times with reference to sources close to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Censor.NET informs.
"In the context of Prigozhin. Apparently, he [Surovikin] chose the side [of Prigozhin during the mutiny] and got grabbed by the balls," the source said. When asked by journalists about where the general is now, the source replied: "We do not comment on this information even through internal channels."
Another source commented on the reason for the arrest as follows: "The story with him was not OK there. For the authorities. I can't say anything more."
Earlier, Surovikin's arrest was reported by some pro-war Russian Telegram channels. They insisted that he was in the "Lefortovo" pre-trial detention center. At the same time, other pro-war channels claim that the general has not been arrested, but is only writing explanatory notes in connection with the mutiny.
The Guardian writes that Surovikin disappeared immediately after the uprising. The former editor-in-chief of "Echo of Moscow" Venediktov notes that he "doesn't get in touch with his family for three days", and the security guards don't respond either.
Surovikin himself appeared in a video on Saturday, condemning Prigozhin's mutiny and calling on the "Wagnerians" to stop. But The Moscow Times claims, with reference to a source, that Surovikin allegedly "behaved not particularly submissively when they were given the task of reading the text on camera and rolling, was too rude to the management." He said, because of this, one could get the impression that Surovikin is part of the "Prigozhyn coalition".
Official information about Surovikin's arrest has not yet been confirmed. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation did not say anything about the fate of the general.
Earlier, The New York Times reported with reference to US officials that Surovikin knew in advance about Prigozhin's plans to launch a mutiny against the military leadership of the Russian Federation.
