Russian General Sergey Surovikin Under Arrest?

On Wednesday, the Moscow Times reported, citing two sources close to the Ministry of Defense who spoke on condition of anonymity, that Russian General Sergey Surovikin has been arrested. The Ministry of Defense has not yet commented on the alleged arrest of Surovikin, who has not appeared publicly since Saturday, when the head of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, launched an armed rebellion against the Russian military leadership. "Things were not 'going well' with him," said one source. According to the second source, it is clear that "Surovikin" chose Prigozhin's side during the rebellion, and they had previously seized him tightly. Earlier on Wednesday, pro-war military blogger Vladimir Romanov stated that "Surovikin" was arrested on Sunday, a day after Prigozhin's rebellion was thwarted, indicating that he is being held at the Lefortovo detention center in Moscow. Alexei Venediktov, the editor-in-chief of the Ekho Moskvy radio station, wrote on Telegram that "Surovikin" had not been in contact with his family for three days and that his guards were unresponsive. The New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed U.S. officials, that Surovikin was aware in advance of Prigozhin's plan to incite a rebellion against the Russian military leadership. This was denied by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday, describing the report as "speculation" and "gossip."