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Senior generals in Russia, including Armed forces chief of staff General Valery Gerasimov and General Sergei Surovikin, have disappeared from public view following a failed mercenary mutiny. There are concerns that a purge is being carried out within the Russian Armed Forces to weed out military personnel deemed disloyal.
Tent-like structures are seen at a disused military base, amid speculation about Wagner forces relocating.
The Kremlin refuses to answer questions about General Sergei Surovikin – one of two major figures not seen since the attempted coup – as speculation mounts he has been arrested
Wagner immediately established its base in Belarus days after the confirmation Yevgeny Prigozhin arrived in the country earlier this week.
It is "totally inconceivable" that the Russian leader would carry out an engagement in person just after the Wagner rebellion, one expert told Newsweek.