Russian authorities appear to have detained General Sergei Surovikin over his suspected connection to the Wagner Group's mutiny last week, according to media reports.
The specific details surrounding Surovikin's status remain blurry, but top Russian and U.S. officials have said the senior general has been detained, the Financial Times and The New York Times reported Thursday.
Questions about Surovikin's whereabouts have been swirling for days because the general had not been seen in public since Saturday, when the Wagner paramilitary group marched on Moscow. Surovikin was known to have a good relationship with Wagner's leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin.
It is unclear whether Surovikin, the deputy commander of Russia's invasion force in Ukraine, has been formally charged for playing a part in the rebellion or just detained for questioning.
Moscow has not yet publicly confirmed what has happened to him.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters he could not clarify the situation about Surovikin and said reporters should contact the Defense Ministry.
Source: VoA News
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