Top Russian generals Gerasimov and Surovikin are reportedly missing following Wagner mutiny
‘Russian generals Sergei Surovikin and Valery Gerasimov have not been seen in public since Wagner Group mercenaries attempted to oust Russia’s military command’
Two of Russia’s senior commanders have reportedly disappeared from public view after the Wagner Group’s aborted mutiny, which targeted Russian military leadership.
One general was reportedly arrested in the days since Yevgeny Prigozhin called off his short-lived rebellion and relocated his forces to Belarus. Prigozhin’s “march for justice” on Moscow was seen as the most significant challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime in decades, and Putin now seeks to reassert his authority.
The other commander, Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov, has not appeared in public or on state TV since the aborted mutiny on Saturday, when Prigozhin demanded Gerasimov be handed over. Nor has he been mentioned in a defense ministry press release since June 9, Reuters reported.
Gerasimov, 67, is the commander of Russia’s invasion force in Ukraine and one of three Russian commanders who hold “nuclear briefcases,” according to some Western military analysts.
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