LONDON: Russia's most senior generals have dropped out of public view following a failed mercenary mutiny aimed at toppling the top brass, amid
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"Instead, his mutiny may have ensured their continued tenure, despite being universally recognised as incompetent, and widely detested in the Russian Federation's armed forces." Russia's National Guard head Viktor Zolotov is seen on the Sobornaya Square before President Vladimir Putin's address to troops from the defence ministry, National Guard, FSB security service and interior ministry on the grounds of the Kremlin in central Moscow on Jun 27, 2023.
There were unconfirmed Russian media and blogger reports on Wednesday evening that Surovikin was being held in Moscow's Lefortovo detention facility after being arrested.
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