At least 13 officers were detained: Surovikin is being questioned in the Russian Federation because of Prigogine's rebellion - WSJ

A few hours after the start of the military rebellion of Yevgeny Prigogine in Russia detained several high-ranking soldiers, including the commander-in-chief of the Russian air and space forces Sergei Surovikin. This was reported with reference to unnamed persons familiar with the situation, reported on July 13 at The Wall Street Journal. According to sources, Surovikin is now held and interrogated in Moscow, although it was not involved in the uprising.

The Russian General allegedly knew about the plans of the head of the Wagner PEC, but did not participate in the rebellion. "Surovkin was not in the detention center, but was repeatedly interrogated, as the investigation found out what role he played in the uprising if it was," the material said. Persons have suggested that the general may be released after President Vladimir Putin will understand the consequences of rebellion in Russia.

In general, as unnamed people were transferred, at least 13 senior officers for interrogations were detained in the Russian Federation, approximately 15 were removed from service or released. "These detentions are aimed at cleaning the benches from those who are believed to be trusted anymore," the interlocutor explained to reporters. According to the media, Deputy Surovikina Andriy Yudin and the First Deputy Chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) Vladimir Alekseev were also detained.

They were later released, but were removed from the service. The warlords were restricted. According to unnamed persons, the former deputy head of the Ministry of Defense Mikhail Mizintsev was also detained. The Kremlin and the Russian Ministry of Defense did not respond to media requests. We will remind, on July 3, journalists noticed that General Sergey Surovkin was not present at the meeting of the Commander -in -Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.