Russian general 'Sergei Surovikin pictured alive' after weeks of speculation following Wagner Group mutiny
Russian general Sergei Surovikin - not seen since the Wagner Group mutiny - has apparently reappeared.
A new photo appearing to show "General Armageddon" was published on social media by a well-known Russian media personality.
Rumours of his whereabouts have swirled since he dropped out of public view in the aftermath of Yevgeny Prigozhin's rebellion against the Kremlin.
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As the uprising unfolded, he criticised Wagner's fighters telling them to return to base and obey Vladimir Putin.
But while the mutiny was stood down, the questions about what Surovikin knew and when grew louder and louder.
Last month saw the suspected death of Prigozhin in a plane crash, with fingers pointed at Moscow.
But, a post Telegram by Ksenia Sobchak has purportedly pictured Surovikin alive and well.
"General Sergei Surovikin is out. Alive, healthy, at home, with his family, in Moscow. Photo taken today," she said on Monday.
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Sky News has not yet been able to verify the photo, which shows a man in sunglasses and a cap walking alongside a
woman resembling Surovikin's wife, Anna.
A second report, published by prominent independent Russian journalist Alexei Venediktov on his Telegram channel, said: "General Surovikin is at home with his family. He is on leave and available to the defence ministry."
