One of Russia’s top generals – who allegedly supported last weekend’s short-lived rebellion – has not been seen in public since Saturday.
General Sergei Surovikin, pictured here with President Vladimir Putin, is the deputy commander of Russia’s military operations in Ukraine.
According to U.S. officials, Surovikin had been sympathetic to the weekend rebellion but Western intelligence did not know with certainty if he had helped it in any way.
A report in the Moscow Times suggests the general has now been arrested.
Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s shocked the world on Saturday when he launched an armed revolt, bringing his Wagner Group fighters to within 125 miles of Moscow… before abruptly calling off the uprising.
As the rebellion began, Surovikin posted a video on the Telegram messaging app, urging the Wagner fighters to return to their bases, as his right hand rested on his rifle.
A New York Times report said on Tuesday he had advance knowledge of the mutiny and that Russian authorities were checking if he was complicit.
When asked about the report, the Kremlin said there was and would be a lot of speculation and gossip.
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