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Has the purge started in Russia? Nearly a week after the aborted rebellion of the Wagner group, a general close to Yevgeny Prigojine has disappeared. He would be questioned by the special services, according to a Russian journalist. Other members of the Russian staff would also be missing.
On the evening of Friday, June 23, shortly after the start of the coup by Wagner fighters, Russian Army General Sergei Surovikin appeared to call for an end to the rebellion. A public position, as if to distance himself from the leader of the Wagner militia, Evguéni Prigojine. For months, Sergei Surovikin has been presented as the favorite general of the boss of Wagner. But is this man now paying for this proximity, or his rivalry with the Russian Defense Minister? He seems to have disappeared.
Surovikin’s right-hand man should have resigned
Alexei Venediktov, a Russian journalist, spoke to his family. According to him, the general has been questioned for several days by the special services. Still according to this journalist, Sourovikine’s right-hand man should have resigned. No news either of two men: the Deputy Minister of Defense and a senior general. We see them on images with the head of Wagner in the middle of the coup, on June 24, without really knowing if they were hostages or accomplices.