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ChrisO_wiki

@ChrisO_wiki

Jun 29, 2023 • 8 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X

1/ Although General Sergey Surovikin's whereabouts are unknown following the Wagner mutiny, it's reportedly not true that he's in Lefortovo Prison or pre-trial detention. However, the general's case probably isn't helped by the claim that he's an honorary Wagner member. ⬇️

2/ The VChK-OGPU Telegram channel reports that sources tell it that Surovikin is not in Lefortovo and that Moscow's courts, pre-detention centre and prisoner convoys have not had any unusual recent activity or "special arrestees".

3/ As for Surovikin's whereabouts, a VChK-OGPU source says: "All we can say with certainty is that Surovikin, and a group of people very close to him, have gone out of touch. For two days, everyone has been unavailable. Including people who have been with him for a long time.

4/ "Also, the fact is that they are not in Lefortovo. There can be different reasons for such a disappearance, from some kind of work assignment, to the case that "preventive measures" have been taken with them, including Surovikin. Such a practice does exist."

5/ According to Mikhail Khodorkovsky's Dossier Center, Surovikin – a long-time ally of Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin – is an honorary member of the Wagner Group, along with 30 other Russian generals and officials. It's likely they're all under suspicion now.

6/ The Dossier Center claims that documents it has seen state that "Surovikin became a Wagnerite back in 2017. He was given a personal PMC [Private Military Company] badge under the number M-3744." The Dossier Center says it'll expose the names of other honorary Wagnerites. /end

Sources:
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🔹 https://t.co/MmwxcZk4iz
🔹 https://t.co/K2ssibetiHt.me/vchkogpu/39655
t.me/vchkogpu/39663
t.me/dossiercenter/…

Another data point for interest:

https://twitter.com/leonidragozin/status/1674333682868289537?t=C2p292OjV_bP_nsyGM2mPw&s=19

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