After short-lived insurrection, questions swirl over top Russian commander and Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin
The commander of the Russian air force Sergey Surovikin and the Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin have not been seen in public in days as questions swirl about the role Surovikin may have played in Prigozhin’s short-lived mutiny. Kremlin has remained silent on the topic, embarking instead on an aggressive campaign to reassert the authority of the Russian President Vladimir Putin. Here’s what we know about the two men in the spotlight.
According to Lukashenko, the Wagner chief arrived in Belarus Tuesday. While there are no videos or photos showing Prigozhin in Belarus, satellite imagery of an airbase outside Minsk showed two planes linked to Prigozhin landed there on Tuesday morning. As for Surovikin, the commander of the Russian air force has not been seen in public since overnight on Friday when he issued the video. What is the Kremlin saying? Not much.
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