Russian Invasion|Russian Reactions

Sergey Surovikin. AP   

New sources: Surovikin not arrested - only questioned  

 

Independent Russian media reports differ on whether top general Sergei Surovikin has been arrested or not.  

 

On Thursday, Stories, citing two sources close to the General Staff and the FSB security service, said Surovikin was released after being questioned.  

 

That contradicts sources for the Moscow Times, which reported yesterday that the authorities "seized" Surovikin and locked him up in the Lefortovo detention center after he sided with the Wagner group in the weekend uprising. 

 

Neither the Kremlin nor the Ministry of Defense has commented on what happened to the top general. 

 

  

Surovikin/Peskov. AP

Russian Invasion|Russian Reactions  

Kremlin closes lid on Surovikin's status  

 

The Kremlin does not want to give any comments about top general Sergei Surovikin, who according to several sources has been arrested, reports Reuters.  

 

During a press conference on Thursday, spokesman Dmitry Peskov was asked if he could provide any information on Surovikin's status. 

 

- No Unfortunately not. I recommend that you contact the Ministry of Defence, that is their question to answer.  

 

When asked whether Putin still has confidence in Surovikin, Peskov replies that Putin is the commander-in-chief and works with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov.  

 

According to Moscow Times sources, Surovikin was arrested after siding with Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin during the weekend uprising.

 

 

Wagner conductor Yevgeny Prigozhin. AP  

 

The Russian Invasion|The Wagner Rebellion 

Russia: Wagner is no longer allowed to fight in Ukraine  

 

The Wagner group will no longer fight in Ukraine after leader Yevgeny Prigozhin refused to sign an agreement with the Russian defense. This is stated by the chairman of the Russian parliament's defense committee, Andrey Kartapolov, according to the Russian state news agency Tass. 

 

The Russian defense terminates the Wagner group's participation and believes that the group will no longer receive funding and military equipment.