Alexey Venediktov and RBC sources reported the resignation of General Surovikin from the post of commander of the Aerospace Forces

General Sergei Surovikin has been relieved of his post as commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces. about this in his Telegram channel with reference to the decree of the President of the Russian Federation. wrote Former editor-in-chief of Echo of Moscow Alexey Venediktov

According to the journalist, the decree also states that Surovikin will remain at the disposal of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Such a decree was not officially published.

Journalist Ksenia Sobchak writes that, according to her information, Surovikin was fired by a closed decree on August 18.

Updated . General Surovikin has been relieved of his post “due to a transfer to another job,” told a “source familiar with the situation” RBC, and was confirmed by “a source aware of the personnel decision in the Ministry of Defense.” “He is currently on a short-term vacation,” one of the publication’s interlocutors clarified.

• Surovikin headed the command of the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation from October 31, 2017. From October 2022 to January 2023, he commanded a joint group of Russian troops in Ukraine, and from January 11, 2023, he served as deputy commander.
• During the Wagner PMC mutiny on June 23-24, 2023, Surovikin recorded a video message to the mercenaries calling on them to return to their places of deployment. After that he did not appear in public. Information appeared in the press that Surovikin was detained. According to The Wall Street Journal, after the Wagner PMC mutiny, the Russian Ministry of Defense suspended or fired about 15 Russian officers.