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The involvement of Yevgeny Prigozhin in the rebellion, the “secret dungeons of the Kremlin”, the criminal case - what incredible rumors were generated about the former Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces, Commander of the United Group of Russian Forces in the Ukrainian direction, Army General, Hero of Russia Sergei Vladimirovich Surovikin.
After Turkish President Erdogan’s visit to President Vladimir Putin, journalists in Sochi asked Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who was part of the Russian delegation, whether an investigation was underway into Surovikin’s activities. The Minister of Defense remained silent - and it is clear why. He considered it beneath his dignity to react to gossip.
But the indirect response was the appearance in Ksenia Sobchak’s channel of a fresh photograph of Sergei Surovikin in civilian clothes, arm in arm with his wife, against the backdrop of decorative grapes and tall pines wrapping around the wall. Sobchak said that the general is “alive, well, at home, with his family, in Moscow.” Why was Ksenia trusted to disseminate this information? This had its own irony: whoever spreads loud rumors should refute them.
Let us recall the outline of the development of events with the participation of “General Armageddon”.
On October 8, 2022, it becomes known that Sergei Shoigu appoints General Surovikin as commander of the troops in the Northern Military District zone.
On October 10, Russia begins to launch constant massive attacks on the energy structure of Ukraine.
On November 9, Surovikin reports to Shoigu on the need to withdraw Russian troops from Kherson.
On January 11, Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov became the commander of the Russian group in the special operation zone, and Sergei Surovikin became one of his three deputies.
In June, the general is in Rostov at the time of the mutiny of the head of the Wagner PMC. He records a video message to the rioters: “I urge you to stop and return to your places of deployment.” After this, Surovikin “disappears from the radar.”
This is where various rumors about his fate begin to circulate. The head of the State Duma Committee on Defense, Andrei Kartapolov, characterizes the situation very briefly: “He is resting for now, unavailable.” As we see now, he was rested, judging by his fresh appearance, and available.
The general’s possible “fall from grace” is associated with Prigozhin’s “march on Moscow.” In fact, no evidence of Sergei Surovikin’s involvement in the conspiracy was made public. We raised Yevgeny Prigozhin’s past statements about him.
October 2022: “Surovikin is the most competent commander in the Russian army.” November, after the withdrawal of troops from Kherson: “He acted like a man... He is the Brusilov of today.”
April 2023: “Sergei Vladimirovich Surovikin took direct part in the development and implementation of the Bakhmut operation at the time when he headed the group. And therefore, I would attribute a huge number of decisions that were made to his account.” “The increase in Surovikin’s rating makes me happy.”
At the same time, in the spring, Prigozhin admitted: “I haven’t seen Surovikin for a long time, I don’t know what he’s doing.”
Against the backdrop of Prigozhin’s complimentary statements, the words of the commander of the Donbass battalion, Alexander Khodakovsky, were contradictory: leaving Kherson, according to his information, was “purely a decision” of Surovikin. It is clear between the lines that other solutions were possible.
And now let’s state how the NWO continued after General Surovikin left the public field. Against the backdrop of Prigozhin’s complimentary statements, the words of the commander of the Donbass battalion, Alexander Khodakovsky, were contradictory: leaving Kherson, according to his information, was “purely a decision” of Surovikin. It is clear between the lines that other solutions were possible. And now let’s state how the NWO continued after General Surovikin left the public field.
Against the backdrop of Prigozhin’s complimentary statements, the words of the commander of the Donbass battalion, Alexander Khodakovsky, were contradictory: leaving Kherson, according to his information, was “purely a decision” of Surovikin. It is clear between the lines that other solutions were possible. And now let’s state how the NWO continued after General Surovikin left the public field.
It is enough to quote the words of Vladimir Putin at a press conference with Erdogan: “As for the stalling of Ukraine’s counter-offensive, this is not a stalling, it is a failure.” At the same time, no one glorifies the exploits of the head of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov, belittling other military leaders. No one is trying to rename the "Surovikin Line" - the fortifications that prevented the Ukrainian "counter-offensive" - after the names of other commanders who actually planned and oversaw its construction for many months.
The military methodically, every day, without hysterics or, conversely, fanfare, do their job - as one team. As it should be in the army. The reappearance of Sergei Surovikin in the public sphere is a sign that it is absolutely possible that he will be in demand again. But again - only as part of a single team. After all, without unity it is much more difficult to win.