By Olive Enokido-Lineham, OSINT producer
A senior Russian army chief who has not been seen in put up because the Wagner Group’s aborted mutiny has been faraway from the federal government’s web site.
Sergei Surovikin, served as deputy commander of Russian forces in Ukraine, below the title Commander-in-chief of the Aerospace Forces, Army General.
Sky News has in contrast archived variations of Russia’s defence ministry web site utilizing the instrument Wayback Machine which reveals that Surovikin’s profile has been eliminated.
In the slider beneath, the primary screenshot reveals the web site’s administration web page on 19 June 2022 and as you possibly can see, Surovikin’s profile seems on the prime.
However, trying on the web site as we speak, solely two profiles exist and Surovikin’s has disappeared.
The basic is alleged to have been shut with Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin and whereas the mercenary group’s short-lived June mutiny was stood down, questions on what Surovikin knew and when grew louder.
He disappeared from public view after the mutiny and since then, rumours of his whereabouts have swirled.
It comes only a day after a photograph supposedly exhibiting Surovikin “alive and wholesome” was posted by a widely known Russian media persona on Telegram.
We’ve not been in a position to confirm the picture, which reveals a person in sun shades and a cap walking alongside a girl resembling Surovikin’s spouse, Anna – however Ksenia Sobchak stated the picture was taken on Monday.
Last month, varied media shops reported that Surovikin had fallen out of favour with the Kremlin following Wagner aborted mutiny and that he was being investigated for attainable complicity.
