Sergei Surovikinnicknamed Russian military leader “General Apocalypse“I knew your plans before Saturday Evgeny Prigozhin and mercenaries from the Wagner group. This was stated by ‘The New York Times’ this Wednesday, citing unnamed US intelligence sources. “If Prigozhin had not believed this, he would not have stood up. others in positions of power would support you“, consulted states. Another of the men who seems to share many perspectives with the Chechen governor Prigozhin Ramzan KadyrovHe did not come to the rescue of “Putin’s cook” and even gave his men fight the wagnerites.
A few hours after Wagner announced his “dignity march” to Moscow, the same Surovikin appeared in a published video by official sources that he asked the mercenaries to abandon their coup attempt, citing their comradeship and common goals in Ukraine. This soldier was the soldier who led the offensive in Ukraine from October 2022 to January 2023. According to US sources, it could have been other Russian soldiers. has been in favor to join Prigozhin, although neither did.
Surovikin, like other extremists in the Russian regime Criticizes Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, as was his successor on the Ukrainian front, Valeri Gerasimov. He blames them for worsening outcomes than desired and believes more State and Army intervention is needed to remedy the situation. Surovikin is an experienced soldier. As early as 1991, he gave orders to his men within the framework of the coup d’etat of the Communist Party’s hard line. shoot civiliansand three of them died. Although he was imprisoned in 1995 for allegedly selling it, he was not convicted for this incident. Russian military equipment To one third.
missed hit
Wagner failed to capture Moscow nor by joining more soldiers in the cause fall out of favor group in Russia. Forcing their members to choose between going to Belarus or being part of the regular Russian Army, they will not be able to continue working in Russia. Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko welcomed them in his country and even announced on Tuesday that he would give them a chance. abandoned military base on the territory of your country.
Russian secret services confirmed on Tuesday. dropped all the charges on Prigozhin, including the attempted rebellion. The so-called “Putin cook” left Rostov-on-Don on Sunday to the applause of supporters from the city in southern Russia.