Russian General 'Armageddon' Arrested Following Wagner Mutiny

Mikhail Klimentyev / Russian Presidential Press and Information Office / TASS  

Moscow Times: Russian General Arrested Following Wagner Mutiny – MT Russian 

Russian General Sergei Surovikin has been arrested, The Moscow Times' Russian service reported Wednesday, citing two sources close to the Defense Ministry who spoke on the condition of anonymity. 

The Defense Ministry has yet to comment on the alleged arrest of Surovikin, who has not been seen in public since Saturday, when Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin launched an armed rebellion against Russia's military leadership.

 "The situation with him was not 'OK.' For the authorities. I can't say anything more," one of the sources said. 

According to the second source, the arrest was carried out "in the context of Prigozhin."  

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Update: Russian general who may have known about Wagner mutiny goes missing (The Guardian) 

WNU Editor: As I had mentioned earlier today (link here). If Russian General Sergei Surovikin knew about Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's plans to mutiny, and choose to do nothing and/or to support it, he would be demoted/fired on the spot. 

It looks like that is exactly what has happened. 

According to some Russian military bloggers that I follow and trust, he was removed and arrested on Sunday. 

Update #2: I have been preparing a post on failure of the FSB (Russia's internal intelligence services) to detect the Wagner mutiny. But it looks like the FSB did find out about the plot, but were too slow to respond it. 

I do not know if these reports are true, but my gut is telling me that when all has been said and done, this is a major failure of Russian intelligence. 

But the FSB is not alone. This is also a major Russian military and political failure that will damage Russia's war efforts.

What saved the day for Putin was the Russian military rank and file stayed completely loyal to Putin. All of Russia's political/business/religious, and community leaders also rallied around the Kremlin. All of Russia's key international allies also supported Putin, including China.

But there are going to be consequences, starting with a purge of the security services .... Purges Underway In Russian Security Apparatus After Prigozhin’s Mutiny (Warzone/The Drive).