Russia’s ‘General Armageddon’ fired after vanishing in wake of Wagner uprising

General Sergei Surovikin, a former commander of Russia’s forces in Ukraine who was linked to the leader of the short-lived Wagner rebellion, has been dismissed from his job as chief of the air force, according to Russian state media (Russian Defence Ministry Press Service/AP)

A former commander of Russia’s forces in Ukraine who was linked to the leader of an armed rebellion has been dismissed from his job as chief of the air force, according to Russian state media.

The report on Wednesday came after weeks of uncertainty about General Sergei Surovikin’s fate following the short-lived uprising.