The "New York Times" reported that "Sergey Surovikin, the deputy commander of Russian military operations in Ukraine, was aware in advance that Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner private military group, was planning to rebel against Russian defense officials." The newspaper cited U.S. officials who reviewed American intelligence on the matter, stating that "officials were trying to determine whether General Sergey assisted in planning Prigozhin's movements over the weekend."
The "New York Times" also reported U.S. officials saying that "there are indications that other Russian military leaders may have supported Prigozhin." Prigozhin traveled to exile in Belarus on Tuesday under an agreement that ended a brief rebellion by Wagner fighters, and President Vladimir Putin praised the armed forces for avoiding a civil war.
