2023-09-05 00:16:19
2023-09-05 08:16 Compiled by United Daily News Lu Silun / real-time report
U.S. officials and relevant sources including the Russian Defense Ministry pointed out that Sulovkin, the former Russian supreme commander in Ukraine who was detained by the Russian State Security Department, has been released.
The New York Times reported that since Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Russian mercenary group Wagner, launched a mutiny on June 24, the Russian State Security Department immediately detained several high-ranking generals. Former commander-in-chief Sergei Surovikin, who was seen as an associate of Prigozin, was also detained. Now sources say Sulovkin appears to have been released from formal detention, a day following Prigojin died in a plane crash last month, sources close to Russian Defense Ministry officials said.
However, it remains unclear whether Sulovkin was banned or restricted in movement by Russian authorities.
According to U.S. officials, Sulovkin knew of the mutiny in advance. Hours following the incident, Russian authorities immediately released a video in which Sulovkin asked Wagner’s mercenaries to leave the scene with an uncomfortable expression.
Sulovkin, Russia’s former supreme commander in Ukraine, has been released, sources familiar with the matter said.Associated Press
At present, Sulovkin still retains his military rank. Strictly speaking, he is still a general in the army, but in fact he has no future at all. Russian state media reported last month that Sulovkin had been formally removed as commander-in-chief of the Aerospace Forces.
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