Russia’s army has dismissed Sergei Surovikin, a prominent general, as head of its aerospace forces amid a crackdown on potential Wagner sympathisers following the paramilitary group’s failed mutiny in June.
State newswire RIA Novosti cited an “informed source” on Wednesday saying Surovikin had been “relieved of his post” and replaced by Viktor Afzalov, the aerospace forces’ chief of staff.
Known as “General Armageddon” for brutal bombardments under his command in Syria, Surovikin took over Russia’s invasion force last October after a series of embarrassing battlefield setbacks in Ukraine.
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