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Daily Beast: Russia’s ‘General Armageddon’ Gets the Boot Weeks After Wagner Coup
Russia’s Gen. Sergei Surovikin has officially been relieved of duty after reportedly spending weeks on house arrest over his suspected involvement in June’s deadly military coup.
The news was first announced Tuesday by journalist Alexei Venediktov, who posted the text from a presidential decree ordering Surovikin’s dismissal as the commander of the Aerospace Forces on Twitter.
The decree was not publicly available. Several pro-Kremlin Telegram channels also shared news of Surovikin’s firing, writing that Vladimir Putin’s decree was signed last week but kept under wraps.
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Update #1: Prominent journalist says Russia's Surovikin dismissed as head of aerospace forces (Reuters)
Update #2: Russia’s ‘General Armageddon’ sacked as head of aerospace forces (Politico)
WNU Editor: There has been no official confirmation, but it looks like he has been fired.
Here is an easy prediction. The fallout from the Wagner rebellion is not over yet. More heads are going to roll.