(Reuters) - Russian General Sergei Surovikin, not seen in public since a mutiny by Wagner mercenaries in late June, has been replaced as head of the ...
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS - Russian General Sergei Surovikin, not seen in public since a mutiny by Wagner mercenaries in late June, has been replaced as head of the air force, according to state news agency RIA.
Ukraine's defence minister and Western diplomats said Surovikin appeared to have boosted discipline while also stepping up attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure. When Prigozhin launched a mutiny against the defence establishment on June 23, Surovikin was one of two generals who publicly urged him to give up. Surovikin looked strained and was breathing hard in the video where he made the appeal.
The Kremlin has declined to answer questions about the general. A lawmaker from Russia's ruling party, Andrei Kartapolov, said on July 12 that Surovikin was"resting" and unavailable.In 2017, while commanding Russia's vast Eastern Military District, Surovikin was sent for around eight months to head forces deployed to Syria to help President Bashar al-Assad fight diverse rebel groups.
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