The deputy commander of Russian troops in Ukraine has not been seen since the Wagner Group's attempted rebellion against top military leaders last month.
Gen. Sergei Surovikin, who previously served as Russia's top commander in Ukraine, had advance warning of Yevgeny Prigozhin's, the paramilitary group's founder, planned coup, the New York Times reported last month citing U.S. officials. Both his whereabouts and his possible involvement in the attempted mutiny remain unknown, though the Moscow Times reported on June 28 that Surovikin had been arrested.
Prigozhin had been intending to apprehend Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Gen. Valery Gerasimov, both of whom he has publicly rebuked for months. The mercenary leader was forced to accelerate his timeline after Russian intelligence officials uncovered the plot. The Wagner forces' quick success in the first hours of the coup, despite authorities' prior knowledge of the plan, raised questions about the capability of Russia's forces.
U.S. officials have argued the situation demonstrated"cracks" forming within Putin's circles, though others also referred to it as an"internal" issue for Russia and declined to elaborate.
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