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| General Surovikin has been relieved of his post as Commander of the Aerospace Forces |
| 2023-08-23 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Rusvesna] General Sergei Surovikin was fired from the post of commander of the Aerospace Forces, but left at the disposal of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, says the former editor-in-chief of Ekho Moskvy, Alexei Venediktov.  He refers to the decree of the Russian Defense Ministry. Such a document has not yet been published. Over the past few weeks, a number of Telegram channels have reported that Surovikin is under unspoken house arrest. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #4 A Prigozhin ally....so needed to be defanged before other matters could be attended to. See the more current festivities for context. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2023-08-23 16:31 |
| #3 "Stay away from windows, stairs, and sushi" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2023-08-23 11:51 |
| #2 Isn't that the guy who played Paulie in the first Darkman flick? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-08-23 11:43 |
| #1 Russian propagandists leaked the name of the temporary replacement of Sergei Surovikin to the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation. It turned out to be Surovikin's first deputy, Lieutenant General Viktor Afzalov. The Russian propaganda publication RIA-Novosti writes that Afzalov was directly involved in planning and organizing the attack on Ukraine on February 24, 2022. It was he who was responsible for planning air missile strikes against Ukrainian civilian and energy infrastructure facilities. Afzalov reportedly commanded the 11th Air Force Army and air defense. |
| Posted by: Enver Slager8035 2023-08-23 10:29 |